FROM THE NEWSROOM: HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 15,000-member gun - TopicsExpress



          

FROM THE NEWSROOM: HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 15,000-member gun rights organization is backing Republican businessman Tom Foley for governor. Fridays endorsement by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, posted on the groups website, immediately prompted accusations from Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloys campaign that Foley would support repealing the wide-ranging gun control law passed after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Malloys campaign in an email to reporters called the CCDL an extreme right wing gun advocacy group. President Scott Wilson said while the CCDL would ultimately like to see the law repealed, it is not politically realistic given the current membership of the General Assembly. Also, the CCDL is seeking to overturn the law in federal court. Wilson said Foley is not Clint Eastwood, but hes electable and sympathetic to gun owners concerns.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:44:53 +0000

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