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Connecticut Sued Over High-Capacity Gun Magazines

Damian Dovarganes
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AP

 
Gun rights advocates have sued the state of Connecticut over a gun control law passed after the 2012 Newtown school shooting.

Two gun rights groups and two gun owners filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court Tuesday. They said the part of the law that restricts high-capacity ammunition is a violation of the First Amendment.

The president of one group — the Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League — said the law puts law-abiding gun owners at risk by limiting their self-defense. The other group on the suit is the Washington state-based Second Amendment Foundation.

They’re suing Connecticut Public Safety Commissioner James Rovella and several other officials.

Gun control advocates say the law saves lives by limiting how many bullets a shooter can fire before having to reload.

Davis Dunavin loves telling stories, whether on the radio or around the campfire. He started in Missouri and ended up in Connecticut, which, he'd like to point out, is the same geographic trajectory taken by Mark Twain.
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