Connecticut Gun Bill Signed Into Law By Gov. Dannel Malloy

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Connecticut Gun Bill Signed Into Law By Gov. Dannel Malloy

WASHINGTON -- Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) signed a sweeping new set of gun control reforms on Thursday, less than 12 hours after the Connecticut state legislature approved the legislation in a late-night session.

In a signing ceremony at the state capitol, Malloy called the event profoundly moving, and said Connecticut had come together in a way that few places were able to do.

"Our leaders in Washington are so divided," Malloy said, adding that "there's no excuse" for lawmakers in Washington to oppose expanded background checks.

Connecticut's two Democratic senators, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both support expanded gun control.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/connecticut-gun-bill-signed_n_3014448.html

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Gov. Dannel Malloy Signs Sweeping Conn. Gun Control Bill Into Law

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law some of the country’s tightest gun restrictions in response to December’s shooting massacre at a Newtown school.

Malloy signed the bill at a ceremony Thursday alongside family members of some of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, several hours after it won approval in the General Assembly.

The bill passed 26-10 in the Senate and 105-44 in the House of Representatives. Both were bipartisan votes.

“In some senses I hope this is an example to the rest of the nation,” Malloy said. “Certainly to our leaders in Washington who seem so deeply divided about an issue such as universal background checks, where the country is not divided itself.”

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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/04/conn-lawmakers-pass-wide-ranging-gun-control-law/