Gun permits surge in Newtown after Sandy Hook massacre
2 posters
Page 1 of 1
Gun permits surge in Newtown after Sandy Hook massacre
Gun permit applications in Newtown, Conn., skyrocketed in the five months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December, reflecting the anxiety among residents as the legislature was debating tougher gun-control legislation, the Hartford Courantfirst reported.
Between January and May of this year, Newtown residents applied for 183 permits, up from the 87 permits during the same time period last year. Connecticut towns award temporary permits, whereas the state issues full permits, the newspaper said.
Statewide, police issued 18,233 new permits from March to September 2013, which reflects a 78 percent increase from the same period the year prior.
Local officials said they believed the Sandy Hook shooting, where 20 first-graders and six women were killed, as well as new gun-control legislation, is likely what prompted the rush for new gun permits.
“Many people expressed their concerns even before the shooting that gun laws were going to change and there would be tighter restrictions on getting a gun permit,” Newtown police records manager Robert Berkins told the Courant.
The Newtown police department was so bogged down with paperwork that it had to hire a part-time clerk to help process the applications.
Tougher laws were passed in April but did not go into effect until months later.
Legislation passed in April banned the sale of more than 100 types of “military-style rifles,” limited large-capacity magazines to 10 bullets, and it imposed stricter penalties, the report said.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/13/gun-permits-skyrocket-newtown-following-sandy-hook/#ixzz2kXxebNlm
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter
Between January and May of this year, Newtown residents applied for 183 permits, up from the 87 permits during the same time period last year. Connecticut towns award temporary permits, whereas the state issues full permits, the newspaper said.
Statewide, police issued 18,233 new permits from March to September 2013, which reflects a 78 percent increase from the same period the year prior.
Local officials said they believed the Sandy Hook shooting, where 20 first-graders and six women were killed, as well as new gun-control legislation, is likely what prompted the rush for new gun permits.
“Many people expressed their concerns even before the shooting that gun laws were going to change and there would be tighter restrictions on getting a gun permit,” Newtown police records manager Robert Berkins told the Courant.
The Newtown police department was so bogged down with paperwork that it had to hire a part-time clerk to help process the applications.
Tougher laws were passed in April but did not go into effect until months later.
Legislation passed in April banned the sale of more than 100 types of “military-style rifles,” limited large-capacity magazines to 10 bullets, and it imposed stricter penalties, the report said.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/13/gun-permits-skyrocket-newtown-following-sandy-hook/#ixzz2kXxebNlm
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter
fshnski- Posts : 4223
Reputation : 6
Join date : 2013-02-04
Location : Woofbura
Re: Gun permits surge in Newtown after Sandy Hook massacre
Founder Thomas Jefferson stated that the 2nd Amendment wasn't for hunting, but for a free government against Absolutism.fshnski wrote:Gun permit applications in Newtown, Conn., skyrocketed in the five months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December, reflecting the anxiety among residents as the legislature was debating tougher gun-control legislation, the Hartford Courantfirst reported.
Between January and May of this year, Newtown residents applied for 183 permits, up from the 87 permits during the same time period last year. Connecticut towns award temporary permits, whereas the state issues full permits, the newspaper said.
Statewide, police issued 18,233 new permits from March to September 2013, which reflects a 78 percent increase from the same period the year prior.
Local officials said they believed the Sandy Hook shooting, where 20 first-graders and six women were killed, as well as new gun-control legislation, is likely what prompted the rush for new gun permits.
“Many people expressed their concerns even before the shooting that gun laws were going to change and there would be tighter restrictions on getting a gun permit,” Newtown police records manager Robert Berkins told the Courant.
The Newtown police department was so bogged down with paperwork that it had to hire a part-time clerk to help process the applications.
Tougher laws were passed in April but did not go into effect until months later.
Legislation passed in April banned the sale of more than 100 types of “military-style rifles,” limited large-capacity magazines to 10 bullets, and it imposed stricter penalties, the report said.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/13/gun-permits-skyrocket-newtown-following-sandy-hook/#ixzz2kXxebNlm
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter
Aren't "Temporary Permits" an infringement?
Re: Gun permits surge in Newtown after Sandy Hook massacre
Good question NH. I wonder how long those temporary permits are good for?
fshnski- Posts : 4223
Reputation : 6
Join date : 2013-02-04
Location : Woofbura
Similar topics
» Sandy victims.
» Obamacare 'tech surge' experts are White House fellows
» U.S. taxpayers on hook for $1B to Syria — and most intercepted by Assad
» US Taxpayers on the "Hook" for $799K Gift Cards...
» Obama Already Prepared Millions of Work Permits
» Obamacare 'tech surge' experts are White House fellows
» U.S. taxpayers on hook for $1B to Syria — and most intercepted by Assad
» US Taxpayers on the "Hook" for $799K Gift Cards...
» Obama Already Prepared Millions of Work Permits
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|