Malloy & Bye Keynote Speakers at Gun Violence Prevention Convention Wesleyan Sept. 28th ($75)

On  Sept. 28 Wesleyan University will host a Gun Violence Prevention public forum with featured speaker Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. He is joined by Ct state Senator Beth Bye.

The Conference on Gun Violence Prevention will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on campus.The event is hosted by Connecticut Against Gun Violence, the Wesleyan Association of Christian Thinkers, Wesleyan’s Center for Community Partnerships and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Psi Upsilon, Womanist House, Buddhist house, 200 Church residence hall and Wes Democrats.

Participants may attend sessions on “Past, Present and Future of Gun Violence Prevention in Connecticut,” “Guns 101: The Terminology and Technology,” The 2014 Elections: How YOU can Impact the Results,” “Beyond Mass Shootings: The Hidden Epidemic of Gun Homicide,” “Marching for Change: Building a Movement,” “Legislative Strategy: Making Your Voice Heard,” and “Maximum Impact: Effective Social Media Strategy.”

The conference is open to the public but a fee of $75 for attendees who are not students is required.
 
Sessions will include discussions on homicides with firearms, legislative strategy and social media strategy. Redding Police Chief Douglas Fuchs will speak on gun terminology.

More information, links pre register and pay the attendance fee as well as a full list of speakers is available here:
http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2013/09/16/gunviolenceconference/ 

and here: http://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/files/2013/09/WES-CONFERENCE-ONLINE-DETAILS-AND-REGISTRATION.pdf

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Early Release Hearing on Friday, March 22!

Press Release from Len Suzio: 

Early Release Hearing on Friday, March 22!

Dear friends,

The Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on Friday, March 22, at the Legislative Office Building. The details are included in this e-mail notification. We hope to get a good number of people testifying in support of SB 123 which would repeal the program as it applies to violent criminals. It's time to put a stop to letting violent criminals out of prison early to terrorize our neighborhoods and families. Already 2 murders have been attributed to Early Release criminals. If you want to help end this dangerous program sign the petition to end Early Release, attend the hearing, contact the governor's office and your state senator and state representative and ask them to support SB 123 to end early release for violent criminals in Connecticut.

Below are the details. You don't have to testify, although as many people as possible supporting SB 123 would be ideal. If you do plan on attending please respond to me by return e-mail. We are considering a pre-hearing press conference.

Can't make the hearing sign the petition

Sign the Petition

Judiciary Committee

Public Hearing

Friday, March 22, 2013

11:30 AM IN ROOM 2B OF THE LOB

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/JUDdata/oa/2013oa-00322-R001000JUD-oa.htm *Judiciary Committee Friday, march 22, 2013

The Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11:30 A.M. in Room 2B of the LOB. Please submit 45 copies of written testimony to Committee staff, preferably any day prior to the hearing, but no later than two hours prior to the start of the hearing in Room 2500 of the LOB. Testimony submitted after the designated time may not be distributed until after the hearing. Sign-up for testifying at the hearing will begin at 9:30 A.M. and conclude at 11:00 A.M. in Room 2500 of the LOB. Speaker order will be decided by a lottery system. Anyone wishing to testify after the drawing is closed must sign up in the hearing room and be placed at the end of the list. The first hour of the hearing is reserved for Legislators, Constitutional Officers, State Agency Heads and Chief Elected Municipal Officials. Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony.

SUBJECT MATTER: Risk Reduction, Department of Corrections, Racial Profiling and Miscellaneous

*H.B. No. 6657 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCING AND RISK REDUCTION CREDITS.

*S.B. No. 123 (COMM) AN ACT REPEALING THE RISK REDUCTION CREDIT PROGRAM. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/TOB/S/2013SB-00123-R01-SB.htm

Click here to read Len's early release Op Ed.

Visit Us: EndEarlyRelease.com

Contact Info:

Phone: (203)-530-1544
Email: lensuzio@gmail.com

From Sen. Chris Murphy: No More Assault Weapons

This e-mail came from  CT Senator Chris Murphy and ended up in the Insider's mailbox.

From: Chris Murphy

Subject: Today's announcement

Reply-To: Chris@chrismurphy.com

When I emailed you 13 days ago, I said that there had been 130 school shootings since assault weapons were used to murder 13 people at Columbine High School in 1999.With the tragic gun violence just two days ago at Lone Star College in Texas, that number is now sadly 131.

It’s been 41 days since an assault weapon was used to take 26 innocent lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. When will we finally say that enough is enoughAssault weapons are designed to kill people—period. They don’t belong on our streets. They don’t belong at our malls or our churches, on our college campuses, or in the halls of our elementary schools.

Maybe now is finally the time.

There are voices rising up in Newtown and in cities and towns across America, coming together to demand immediate action to ban assault weapons. We can’t wait – we can’t stand idly by while one more innocent life is lost.

That’s why today, I joined my colleagues, Senators Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, and Richard Blumenthal, and Representatives Carolyn McCarthy, Ed Perlmutter, and Elizabeth Esty to introduce a new ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Now, make no mistake. The opponents of sensible gun control are gearing up for a nationwide fight, and they’ll stop at nothing to flood our communities with even more guns.

Add your name to our petition at NoMoreAssaultWeapons.com to join voices all across the country in our call for the House and Senate to pass the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 immediately.

I hope you’ll join us.
Every best wish,

Chris