Ghost_Rider1 wrote:
[i]The Connecticut law restricts semi-automatic [b]rifles...
But according to your webpage it also bans this...
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(B) A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following:
i. an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
ii. a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer;
iii. a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned;
iv. a manufactured weight of fifty ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and
v. a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.
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So if it does not have a combination of any two of these, "ii", "iii", and "v", then a semi-automatic handgun which has detachable ammo magazines is still legal. And several of those weapons can easily get the job done for a mass shooter. Plus, if that is now legal in CT (with it's gun laws being described as "among the tougest in the country), then I would be very surprised if any new federal legislation will make those illegal nationally either.
THEREFORE, THE BOTTOM LINE IS: If we ban what they're NOW wanting to ban, THAT BAN WILL NOT PREVENT MASS SHOOTINGS. Or any other kinds of shootings for that matter.