Suit filed over Conn. gun law passed after Newtown

[CMJeepster 2,781]

http://news.yahoo.com/suit-filed-over-conn-gun-134753289.html

 

"HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A group of Connecticut organizations that support gun rights, pistol permit holders and gun sellers has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other state officials, arguing the state's new gun control law violates their constitutional rights.

The plaintiffs are seeking a federal court injunction to stop the law from being enforced.

 

Wednesday's suit comes more than a month after Malloy signed into law a gun control package considered one of the toughest in the country. The package was in response to the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook school shootings in which 20 children and six staffers died.

 

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen's office said the legislation is lawful and the office is prepared to vigorously defend the law against any court challenge."

 

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I hope that this is the first of many legal challenges that arise from the knee-jerk legislation being passed recently.  IMHO, it would be great to see this type of legislation get knocked down on a national level.  It probably won't do squat for us here in the PRNJ, but I'm still holding on to hope!

[Parker 213]

More detail: http://ccdl.us/blog/2013/05/22/lawsuit-filed/

[CMJeepster 2,781]

Thanks for the link!

[TR20 47]

This is fantastic news! 

I hope and pray the court provides an unbiased venue for all our sake's.