In The Middle Of The Night

I am up in the middle of the night because Connecticut has me worried again.  The proposed law (SB1094) under consideration by the Judiciary Committee is of major concern to me. (see the March 2nd entry below)

Felons can not own firearms.  (Chapter 952, Sec. 53a-217, Criminal possession of a firearm, Class D felony, minimum 2 year sentence)

Under SB 1094 possession of a magazine capable of more than 10 rounds would be a felony punishable by up 5 years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. 

All firearm purchases are registered with the state.  If one owns a magazine fed gun the state knows it.  That establishes probable cause sufficient to raid homes to seize the magazines AND since one is then automatically a felon, the state will seize ALL weapons. 

The passage of SB1094 would subject ALL LEGAL gun owners to violent search and seizure whether or not in possession of 10 round magazines.  Not only would the owners housing be damaged but all firearms and related materials would be confiscated and the owner automatically convicted under SB1094 and Sec 53a-217.  Those convictions could bring seven years imprisonment and at least $5,000 in fines. 

It is laws like SB1094 that get people killed like those in Egypt, Libya, etc.  Laws like this will not stop a terrorist or an unstable person from engaging in a killing rampage. 

Quote for Today

“Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.”  (James Madison)  


Right now the government has 1 (army) and 3/4 (press) of those things mentioned in the quote.

Connecticut Making New Criminals

Connecticut Senate Bill 1094  has been introduced and referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary. SB 1094 seeks to prohibit the possession of firearms magazines that accept more than ten rounds of ammunition. If passed and signed into law, any person in possession of any magazine greater than ten rounds, who has not already surrendered the magazine prior to enactment or ninety days after enactment, will be guilty of a class D felony.

A Class D felony is punished by a prison term of 1 to 5 years and a fine of up to $5,000.  Class D felonies include Assault or larceny of an elderly, blind, disabled, pregnant, or mentally retarded; Unlawful restraint in the first degree; Disseminating voyeuristic material; and Incest.

SB1094 is set to be “fast tracked” through the legislature.  The proposed effective date is 1 July 2011.

The state proposes to turn tens of thousands of lawful citizens into felons with the stroke of a pen; and/ take millions of dollars of legal merchandise from citizens without any compensation.

SB 1094 is a bill in search of a problem, despite the recent media attention given to “large capacity” magazines; no correlation exists between the size or arbitrary capacity of a detachable magazine and violent crime. Owners of “large capacity” magazines are not criminals or individuals intent on committing atrocious acts; they are sportsmen or firearm enthusiasts who own the magazines for a variety of reasons, including sport, competition or self-defense.

Please contact your representatives in the legislature and the members of the Joint Committee on Judiciary here and respectfully urge them to oppose SB 1094 and any legislation that forces law-abiding citizens to surrender their property based on the actions of criminals who will not abide by this proposed law.

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