CONNECTICUT CITIZENS DEFENSE LEAGUEWINS PARTIAL VICTORY IN RECENTLY FILED LAWSUITSOUTHBURY, CT - The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) announced today that since it filed afederal lawsuit against the City of Bridgeport for illegally delaying firearm permit applications, Bridgeporthas changed its practices to allow applicants a far quicker application process.At the end of August, CCDL was forced to bring suit against the police chiefs of Bridgeport, Hartford, NewHaven, and Waterbury after...
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The Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) announced 8-31-2021 that The previous day it filed a federal civil rights action in the United States District Court against the Police Chiefs of Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury to stop their blatant and ongoing violations of CCDL members’ right to keep and bear arms and other constitutional rights. CCDL was forced to bring suit after learning that these cities are unjustifiably delaying...
https://ccdl.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DESPPsuit.mp4CONNECTICUT CITIZENS DEFENSE LEAGUE FILES MOTION IN FEDERAL COURT AGAINST SHUTDOWN OF CONNECTICUT’S FIREARMS PERMITTING AND SALES SYSTEMSThe Connecticut Citizens Defense League (CCDL) announced today that it has filed an emergency motion in Federal Court seeking an immediate status conference in its continuing lawsuit againstGovernor Lamont and Commissioner Rovella to stop the state’s latest violations of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.In Connecticut, in order to purchase a firearm...
03/10/2020 for Immediate Release: (Southbury, CT) – The Connecticut Citizens Defense League along with fellow plaintiffs have filed suit in the United States District Court (Ross v. Mellekas). The suit challenges part of Public Act 13-3 (An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety) that was enacted by the Connecticut Legislature back in 2013. The plaintiffs are challenging the prohibition on Connecticut residents that makes it illegal to load more...
For Immediate Release: The Connecticut Citizens Defense League has co-filed an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (Worman v Healy) along with several Law Enforcement and other 2nd Amendment advocacy groups. Essentially the summary of our argument is that the 1st Circuit Appellate Court did not properly apply the Heller decision for commonly used firearms and magazines that may contain over 10 rounds. CCDL is proud...
A Brief Summary In 2016, California passed a law, Cal. Penal Code § 32310. This Act banned not just the sale, but also the possession of any magazine holding more than ten rounds. There are estimates of more than 100 million such magazines in the United States, and they are perfectly legal in most states. In California, this new law would have required citizens who possessed such magazines to remove...