‘Gun Appreciation Day’ Comes to the State Capitol

News, Politics

Saturday, January 19, 2013

By Michael Gambina

www.ctmirror.org

Hundreds rallied today outside the State Capitol on “Gun Appreciation Day,” protesting the prospect of new gun-control legislation in Washington and Hartford in response the shooting deaths of 26 children and educators in Newtown.

Some signs at today’s Hartford rally. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ctmirror.org photo

“Write your legislators, email them, call them, put the pressure on them,” Robert Crook, a lobbyist for gun owners as director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, told the crowd. “Show up at the public hearings. Do the job, and we’ll win.”

A bipartisan legislative task force is holding public hearings beginning Friday.

“This is a warning shot,” was the message on one sign held aloft Saturday. Another said, “Assault is a behavior, not a device.”

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Posted 01/19 at 09:34 PM

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