Tag Archives: Connecticut

An Ill-Conceived Reaction

Posted on December 22, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Local Connecticut school and public officials were predictably less-than-pleased with Wayne LaPierre’s unhinged press conference yesterday. Teachers, school superintendents, mayors and police chiefs in Connecticut are rejecting the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) response to the shooting in Newtown, describing the … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Lawmakers Tried to Ban High Capacity Magazines

Posted on December 18, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Just to underscore that the issue of gun control is a state and local issue as well as a federal issue — Connecticut lawmakers tried to ban high capacity magazines last year and faced far more opposition than support. The … Continue reading →

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The Most Awful Thing I’ve Read Today

Posted on October 3, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

The Connecticut State Supreme Court is reprehensible for this. In a 4-3 ruling Tuesday afternoon, the Connecticut State Supreme Court overturned the sexual assault conviction of a man who had sex with a woman who “has severe cerebral palsy, has … Continue reading →

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Do Nothing

Posted on April 25, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law today which will abolish the death penalty for all future crimes. Also — the White House has issued a statement that the president will veto … Continue reading →

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