Connecticut: Several Gun Bills Pass Favorably Out of Joint Committee – Take Action Now!

Yesterday, the Joint Judiciary Committee voted to favorably pass an anti-gun, House Bill 7042, and a pro-gun, House Bill 7194, out of committee while failing to advance House Bill 7070. Both bills have been filed with the Legislative Commissioner’s Office and will soon be eligible for votes on the House floor. 

Please click the “Take Action” button below to contact your State Representative and respectfully urge them to OPPOSE HB 7042 and SUPPORT HB 7194!

Anti-Gun Bill:

House Bill 7042 allows civil causes of action to be brought against firearm industry members who allegedly fail to establish, implement, or enforce “reasonable controls,” as defined by the bill. This legislation has the potential to bankrupt local firearm industry members through a litany of lawsuits, inflating business costs in such a fashion that it severely limits opportunities for gun owners to lawfully purchase firearms, ammunition, and components.

Pro-Gun Bill:

House Bill 7194 would clarify the provisions concerning the discharge of firearms in the case of self-defense or in lawful defense of another person. Further, it allows the legal transfer of so-called “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazines between people who already legally possess such firearms or magazines.

Failed in Committee: 

House Bill 7070 would have strengthened the right to self-defense by removing the duty to retreat for a person in a house of religious worship, before using deadly physical force to defend themselves or a third person.

Again, please contact your State Representatives and respectfully ask them to OPPOSE HB 7042 and SUPPORT HB 7194! Also, continue to check www.NRAILA.org and your email inbox for alerts and the latest action items.