CCDL Sponsors Second Amendment Rally at Hartford Capitol on April 28th

Groton, CT – March 16, 2012... The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL), the state's largest grassroots firearms rights advocacy group, is once again sponsoring a rally in support of the second amendment. This year the popular event will take place on the south side of the majestic Hartford capitol building grounds, beginning at noon on Saturday, April 28th and running through 3:00 p.m. The event features prominent speakers on gun rights, live music, as well as plenty of information on firearms training and licensing here in Connecticut.

"We look forward to the rally being even bigger this year, and continuing the growth we have seen in years past." says CCDL's 2nd Amendment Rally Coordinator Eric Sudarsky. "It is wonderful to see how much awareness of our rights as citizens has grown since the CCDL was founded just a few short years ago, and the support we get from the community at events like this is outstanding. The growth of the second amendment rally mirrors that of the CCDL itself, and it is through community involvement that we have been able to accomplish our goal of seeing no new anti-gun legislation passed since our founding."

The Second Amendment Rally welcomes the public, CCDL members and non-members alike. We have had the good luck of excellent weather in the past, and hope to continue the streak this year. Parking is readily available near the capitol grounds. Please make sure to bring some water for yourself, and as usual be respectful of the capitol grounds and pack out what you pack in. We pride ourselves on an untarnished record of friendly rallies that leave the capitol better than we found it. For more information on the rally or the CCDL, please visit http://www.ccdl.us.

Note: While we have recently verified with the capitol police that firearms are permitted on capitol grounds, it is against the law in the state of Connecticut to possess a gun either in the capitol building itself or on the grounds of adjoining Bushnell park. If you choose to attend the rally armed, make sure to stay on the paved area so you do not risk losing your permit or worse.

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About the Connecticut Citizens Defense League
The Connecticut Citizens Defense League is a non-partisan, grassroots organization devoted to advocating rights affirmed by the Constitutions of the United States of America and the State of Connecticut. We are especially dedicated to protecting the unalienable right of all citizens to keep and bear arms, for the defense of both self and state, through public enlightenment and legislative action.

We welcome anyone who believes that the defense of our constitutional rights is critical to the longevity of our freedom and to the success of this nation, and in particular that the rights to self defense and to keep and bear the arms to actualize that defense, are fundamental and undeniable.

For a photograph of last year's rally, please visit: http://www.ccdl.us/images/phocagallery/CT2AMarch/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_zz.jpg

Sincerely,

Bennett Prescott
Public Relations Coordinator

The Following Firearms Bills Have Been Scheduled For A Hearing In Public Safety and Security!

Feb. 28th at 11 am in Room 2E
Legislative Office Building
300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT
 
Anyone attending this hearing and wishing to testify should bring and submit 50 copies of their testimony.

Sample Testimony can be found here. Helpful Resources about the process can be found here: http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/citizen.asp

On the Agenda:

S.B. No. 64 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING REGULATION OF FIREARMS.
Here is the text of the Bill:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/S/2012SB-00064-R00-SB.htm
 
To make revisions concerning the offenses of carrying a firearm and hunting while under the influence, the information required on a receipt for the delivery of a firearm, the fees for and issuance of a handgun eligibility certificate and the officials required to be notified of a gun show.
 
No Official Position at this time
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S.B. No. 196 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECORDING OF PISTOL AND REVOLVER SALES IN A BOUND BOOK.
Here is the text of the Bill:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/S/2012SB-00196-R00-SB.htm
 
To eliminate the requirement that vendors of handguns maintain a record of each sale of a pistol or revolver in a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and instead require the record be maintained in accordance with federal regulations that require firearm dealers to keep a similar "bound book" record of each receipt and disposition of a firearm.
 
SUPPORT!
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H.B. No. 5096 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE FIREARMS EVIDENCE DATABANK.
Here is the text of the Bill:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/H/2012HB-05096-R00-HB.htm
 
To revise the procedures for the submission of handguns and discharged ammunition to the firearms evidence databank.
 
SUPPORT!
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H.B. No. 5245 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A TEMPORARY STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER.
Here is the text of the Bill:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/H/2012HB-05245-R00-HB.htm
 
To specify uniform criteria for an application for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver.
 
SUPPORT!
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H.B. No. 5246 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERMIT TO SELL PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS
Here is the text of the Bill:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/H/2012HB-05246-R00-HB.htm
 
To provide that a permit to sell pistols or revolvers authorizes the holder of such permit to also make sales at any meeting or exhibition of an organized collectors' group or any gun show.
 
SUPPORT!