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Federal Court Case Offers Clues on Rumored Connecticut Gun Ban

Federal Court Case Offers Clues on Rumored Connecticut Gun Ban

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Rumors of a pending new interpretation of state gun laws have led several Connecticut firearms dealers to dump their inventory of so-called "pre-ban" weapons, but state officials have thus far remained mum regarding any new developments. A federal civil case involving a Coventry resident who alleges that police in 2011 illegally confiscated a cache of registered firearms may shed more light on the direction that state officials intend to go, however.

Rumors of a pending new interpretation of state gun laws have led several Connecticut firearms dealers to dump their inventory of so-called "pre-ban" weapons, but state officials have thus far remained mum regarding any new developments. A federal civil case involving a Coventry resident who alleges that police in 2011 illegally confiscated a cache of registered firearms may shed more light on the direction that state officials intend to go, however.…