SOUTHBURY, CT –. Governor Lamont stated clearly that an administration is not tough on crime if it is weak on guns. Yet, roughly 70% of gun offenses in Connecticut today are not prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The overwhelming majority of all gun crimes in the state are committed by prohibited persons who are not lawfully permitted to possess a firearm. However, the Governor spoke Monday not...
CCRKBA HONORS HOLLY SULLIVAN AS ‘GRASSROOTS ACTIVIST OF YEAR’ BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has named Holly Sullivan, president of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League as Grassroots Activist of the Year for 2021. The Constitution State gun rights advocate grew up in a gun-owning family and she is also on the advisory board of the D.C. Project, a grassroots lobbying effort...
Swamp Yankee Firearms of Meriden, CT is holding a pistol permit class on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, and donating the proceeds to CCDL! Thank you John! If you’ve ever thought of getting your pistol permit, now is an an excellent time. Sign up for the class today. Visit https://www.swampyankeefirearms.com for details and registration.
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...
Days Hours Minutes Seconds Thank you to all those that submitted comments! ATF Action AlertThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive (ATF) has proposed an executive rule regarding Pistol Braces that could turn law-abiding gun owners into felons.Pursuing President Biden’s gun control agenda, the ATF wants to reclassify firearms with stabilizing braces as short barrel rifles, triggering a registration and $200 NFA tax stamp for every firearm you own with...