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Monday, March 11, 2013

Pressure Builds as Leaders Work on Gun Control

By Mark Pazniokas

www.ctmirror.org

The National Rifle Association and three makers of AR-15 rifles today filled the Legislative Office Building in Hartford with gun owners and firearms workers, a show of force intended to blunt the reach of gun-control legislation now being negotiated by the General Assembly’s leadership.

Gun owners filled the Legislative Office Building in Hartford today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ctmirror.org photo

The Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate adjourned without a deal at 5 p.m. after a third day of negotiations. A spokesman for House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, said they had “another productive day and will meet again tomorrow.”

Gun control dominates the General Assembly as the legislature approaches an expected vote next week on a still-developing bill. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other gun control advocates say it most likely will result in a retail ban on the sale of large-capacity ammo magazines and all variations of the AR-15 rifle.

As the rifle used by Adam Lanza to kill 26 children and women at Sandy Hook Elementary School Dec. 14, the military-style AR-15 has become a symbol of the tragedy. But it also is a popular firearm produced by three gun makers in Connecticut, providing wages to 741 workers and taxes to the state.

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