Today Connecticut Against Gun Violence, the state-wide organization working since 1993 to reduce gun violence, reiterated its legislative agenda for comprehensive gun violence prevention laws and unveiled a broad coalition of organizations and clergy who support these needed reforms.
Over 300 clergy and more than 45 organizations have joined CAGV’s gun violence prevention coalition. That list continues to grow. (more…)
The February 14th March for Change drew an estimate 5,500 local activists to Hartford to advocate for safer gun laws.
A schedule and a list of speakers has been released for the upcoming Feb. 14 March for Change rally at the Capitol.
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A new UConn/Hartford Courant poll shows that the majority of Americans support a stronger background check system, a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and the creation of a database to track all gun sales. Support for these measures is even stronger in Connecticut than in the nation as a whole.
Support for new policies, like universal background checks and an assault weapons ban, is strong nationwide – and even stronger in Connecticut.
