For prior posts about this proposed gun ban in Southbury, click here.
There was a great showing of CCDL members for the
November 2nd board of selectmen’s meeting.
Over 700 people were in attendance, and the vast majority were Second
Amendment supporters. 48 people stood up and spoke against a firearm ban
and only 13 people spoke in favor of such an ordinance.
After
a presentation by Southbury’s Resident State Trooper at the meeting,
the trooper requested that the Board of Selectmen revisit and clarify
two existing town firearm ordinances (one for
town parks and one for
town open spaces) to determine if these also ban permit holders or does a permit meet the
“except by special permit”
clause in the ordinances. Southbury Selectman George Bertram has said
in an email, that he will also work to rescind both local ordinances
that currently restrict legal firearms in Southbury. He doesn’t believe
that Southbury should be in the business of adding restrictions to the
legal carry of firearms. He said, “CT has enough (restrictions) already,
in my humble opinion.”
The
board of selectmen ran out of meeting time because they only had the
use of the high school until 11PM. They had to table their discussion
about the firearms ordinance until the November 16
th meeting. Their next meeting will most likely again be at Pomperaug High School,
234 Judd Rd, Southbury, CT
at 7PM in the auditorium. They will most likely not take any more
public comments at the next meeting, but will vote on whether or not to
continue to explore a firearms ban on town property, in town buildings and
at town events. With this proposal coming from the Southbury Democratic
Town Committee and with the Republicans still holding the majority of
the seats on the board after the elections, it is unlikely that this
will move forward.
CCDL will of course continue to monitor the situation, and alert our members and supporters if further action is required.
More news from CCDL follows . . .
CCDL Legislator of the Year
The Executive Board proudly selects Melissa Ziobron as the CCDL Legislator of the Year for 2017. Read More:
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Middletown Pistol Permit Update
For several years, the city of Middletown had a systemic problem with
issuing pistol permits within the statutory time frame of eight weeks.
CCDL is pleased to report that we have worked to help resolve that issue
( read more).
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Southbury Ordinance Proposal
The Southbury Democratic Town Committee (SDTC) has requested that the
Board of Selectmen consider an ordinance to prohibit firearms on all
town property. Ultimately, making these places “Gun Free Zones”. On
Thursday (November 2 nd) CCDL and other gun rights supporters
‘spoke out’ and attended a hearing with approximately 700 people at
Pomeraug High School in Southbury, CT. Our side outnumbered the anti-gun
side 48 to 13. Now we are awaiting the next Board of Selectmen meeting
for a determination on whether an ordinance that would ban firearms in
public places will be pursued. (Read More)
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CCDL Pocket Knives
CCDL is still taking pre-orders on a special, limited run of pocket knives with the CCDL logo on them. (Read More)
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