http://www.mail.com/organizations/1842388-connecticut-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1842388-connecticut-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026916-newtown-families-disappointed-senate-vote.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Emotionally drained and weary family members of the Newtown shooting victims, thrust into a new role as gun control lobbyists, said they're disappointed but undaunted by the U.S. Senate's rejection Wednesday of an amendment expanding background checks for gun purchases. Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:12:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2026916-newtown-families-disappointed-senate-vote.html 2013-04-18T00:12:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2003998-conn-gov-faults-gun-lobbyists-restrictions.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy harshly criticized gun industry lobbyists on Sunday, saying they are doing too little to halt gun violence. Just three days after he signed into law new restrictions on weapons and large-capacity magazines, the governor compared Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Associat... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:17:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2003998-conn-gov-faults-gun-lobbyists-restrictions.html 2013-04-07T20:17:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997328-conn-gun-law-model-congress.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines Thursday in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, a bipartisan deal that gun control proponents hope will spark action in Washington and state legislatures across the country. Just four months ago, the ... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:18:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997328-conn-gun-law-model-congress.html 2013-04-04T21:18:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997244-conn-lawmakers-pass-wide-ranging-gun-control-law.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown that one lawmaker called "the nation's worst nightmare." Following a total of more than 13 hours of re... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:23:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997244-conn-lawmakers-pass-wide-ranging-gun-control-law.html 2013-04-04T07:23:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993476-customers-pack-conn-gun-stores-deal-laws.html NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Customers packed gun stores around Connecticut on Tuesday ahead of a vote expected to bring sweeping changes to the state's gun control laws, including a ban on the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown shooting and a new classification for more than 100 types of guns as banned assault weapons. ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:19:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993476-customers-pack-conn-gun-stores-deal-laws.html 2013-04-02T21:19:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992360-conn-lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-gun-control-plan.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other state legislators across the country: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is possible. Legislative leaders on Monday revealed proposals spurred by the Dec. 14 Newtown school shooting f... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:53:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992360-conn-lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-gun-control-plan.html 2013-04-02T06:53:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983900-newtown-gunman-access-to-huge-weapons-cache.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — When Adam Lanza walked out of his house for the last time, he left behind firearms and knives and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition — taking only four guns. They would suffice. He loaded the weapons into his car, drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School, blasted his way into the building and within five minutes fired off 154 shots wi... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:53:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983900-newtown-gunman-access-to-huge-weapons-cache.html 2013-03-28T22:53:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1963488-conn-govs-panel-issues-early-gun-control-ideas.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An advisory panel reviewing the deadly Newtown school shooting for Connecticut's governor on Monday recommended requiring registration of all firearms in the state and mandating all its K-12 classrooms have doors that can be locked from the inside. There was also enough consensus among the commission members to recommend bans on hig... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:22:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1963488-conn-govs-panel-issues-early-gun-control-ideas.html 2013-03-18T22:22:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947234-nra-steps-up-lobbying-efforts-connecticut.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The National Rifle Association helped bus hundreds of supporters to the Connecticut Capitol on Monday, the latest sign of its stepped-up presence in a state that hasn't typically posed a challenge to the gun rights organization's mission. The NRA decided a week ago to help organize a lobby day after Gov. Dannel P. Malloy released hi... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:12:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947234-nra-steps-up-lobbying-efforts-connecticut.html 2013-03-11T21:12:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905960-connecticut-biden-urges-action-gun-control.html DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden sought to rally support for the Obama administration's gun control proposals as he spoke Thursday at a conference on gun violence being held not far from the scene of December's school massacre, saying it fundamentally altered the debate. Biden acknowledged gun control has traditionally been viewed as the thi... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:49:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905960-connecticut-biden-urges-action-gun-control.html 2013-02-21T23:49:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1874270-blizzard-threatens-nyc-england-2-feet-feared.html BOSTON (AP) — A blizzard of potentially mammoth proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, with up to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor from the New York City area to Boston and beyond. From Pennsylvania to Maine, people rushed to stock up on food, shovels and other supplies, and road cre... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1874270-blizzard-threatens-nyc-england-2-feet-feared.html 2013-02-08T02:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852294-newtown-parents-urge-enforcement-gun-laws.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a hearing that revealed the divide in the gun-control debate, with advocates for gun rights shouting at the father of one 6-year-old victim. Neil Heslin, whose son Jesse was killed in last... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852294-newtown-parents-urge-enforcement-gun-laws.html 2013-01-28T23:03:00Z