Connecticut's New Gun Grab Law Tramples 2nd Amendment Rights

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[mericanpatriot]

Connecticut has a new anti-gun law. Governor Dannel Malloy signed the law that makes it illegal for any person subject to a temporary restraining order ("TRO") to possess a firearm of any sort. People subject to a temporary restraining order must surrender all firearms to the police within 24 hours or face jail time. The new law deprives citizens who have been convicted of no crime of their Constitutional rights without due process...

[Blue Jays]

Boy howdy! This new rule is RIPE for abuse once this news hits the streets.
People will be fabricating stuff left and right to get their boyfriends/girlfriends/husbands/wives all jammed-up with the police.

[MarchonDC09122009]

So a person in which you have strong disagreement with could maliciously file a restraining order against you, because they “feared” they were in danger from you.
Is that how a temporary restraining order can be filed, ie, based on how “threatened” you “feel” by someone?
No evidence required, ie: witness to the threat, police report, etc?

I could see this being used maliciously against boyfriends, husbands, and political gadflys / watchdogs.

[Celerity]

I had a CT restraining order on me from a golf course and restaurant.

When I was a kid, they pissed me off so I did donuts on the course.

It counts.

[goldstategop]

Its unconstitutional for it takes away a person’s right of self-defense without judicial remedy.

At least a court should determine whether you’re a danger to yourself or others before your 2nd Amendment right is taken away.

[cuban leaf]

This wont stand against its first constitutional challenge.

[Swordmaker]

This won't stand against its first constitutional challenge.

With today's Democrat appointed Liberal judges?

[MarchonDC09122009]

Ironically, Connecticut was called, The Constitution state...
CT lost legitimacy to that moniker decades ago.

RE: “This wont stand against its first constitutional challenge.”

[DH]

CONSTITUTINAL RIGHTS? What's that?

If you really, really look at it, we don't have any constitutional rights any more. They are still written down on paper but if you don't have the money to protect your rights...you don't have any rights...PERIOD!

Between the “back room deals” politicians and members of the legal profession made over the past 100 years, it's become a “pay to play” system. No matter what, the politicians still get elected by “keeping you safe” and the legal vultures get rich by “protecting your rights” or by directly filing lawsuits.

Now, the stupid populace has been so conditioned that they freely want the government to protect us by eliminating the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights!

Each year that goes by and each year the “new” generation is “programmed” by our educational and entertainment elites, we become even closer to that elimination and consequential enslavement of all who used to be free and independent.

November of 2016 will go down in world history as one of two things: The fall of America or the reestablishment of independence and freedom for America.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Abusers could easily use this law to further abuse a victim. So you’re a staler D-bag, but you know your victim owns a gun, so you don’t stalk her. File a restraining order, watch her get her means of protection stripped, and do your bad thing. It’s really that simple.

Stupid law from stupid people.

[Logical me]

Another communists control over Americans.

[Bringbackthedraft]

OK, time to invest in baseball bats, axes and meat cleavers?

[Blue Jays]

"...This won't stand against its first constitutional challenge..."

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Not to mention pristine firearms returned looking like they went through a heavy duty wash cycle in acid and later tumble dried with gravel.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

This wont stand against its first constitutional challenge.

14th amendment, Section 1:

"...No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

[cuban leaf]

Precicely. It’s ALL about due process.

[sport]

Your response is correct, if we were still Governed according to Constitutional directives. However, in 2008, a majority of those that voted said, via their votes, that they wanted a muslim to have the rule over them. In 2012 they reaffirmed their choice. As a result of this, the muslim occupying the White House has turned the Constitution into toilet paper. And no one in the Congress gives a tinker's damn. Thus, everyone in a position or positions of authority, as long as their actions suit obama can do as they damn well please.

[Harpotoo]

Does anybody who gives up their gun ever get them back when they are cleared?

[Stayfree]

Spear guns, knives, swords, poison darts, poison arrows, bricks, rocks, molotov cocktails...

[bunkerhill7]

Action and reaction and action once more into the breach-

1775 April 19?
Connecticut
“ARMS FOR HIMSELF” and “ ARMS BELONGING TO HOUSE-HOLDERS AND OTHER PERSONS NOT ON THE MILITIA ROLL”
do. do.

[431]” And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each inhabitant so inlisted shall be furnished with good fire-arms, and that the fire-arms belonging to this Colony, wherever they are, shall be collected and put into the hands of such inlisted inhabitants as have not arms of their own ; and that each inlisted inhabitant that shall provide arms for himself, well fixed with a good bayonet and cartouch box,
shall be paid a preminm of ten shillings ; and in case such arms are lost by inevitable casualty, such inhabitant providing himself as aforesaid
shall be allowed and paid the just value of such arms and implements so lost, deducting only said sum of ten shillings allowed as aforesaid:
said preminm of ten shillings to be paid as soon as such inhabitant shall provide such arms as aforesaid. That where the aforesaid provision fails,
sufficient arms shall be impress’d, compleatly to arm and equip said inhabitants: the said impress to be limited only to the arms belonging to house-holders and other persons not on the militia roll; and in case any householder or other person shall voluntarily furnish any inlisted inhabitant, not able to procure arms for himself, with a good, gun, well fixed with a good bayonet and cartouch box,
shall have and receive a preminm of ten shillings, and in case of loss shall receive the value thereof,
deducting the said ten shillings as aforesaid ; and also that every person from whom any gun shall be impress’d, as aforesaid, shall be paid for the use of such gun the sum of four shillings, and in case of loss shall be paid the just value of such gun, deducting the sum of four shillings aforesaid ; and that a particular account be taken of the arms that may be used, and the same be all apprized
by indifferent judges; and that if any inlisted inhabitant through negligence shall lose or damage the arms found for him, as aforesaid, such loss or damage shall be deducted out of his wages.”
“The public records of the colony of Connecticut [1636-1776”,p.418
found in:
http://books.google.com/books?output=text&id=B7w-AAAAYAAJ&dq=to+provide+themselves+with+good+fire-arms&jtp=418

CONNECTICUTT GOVERNOR ORDERS CONFISCATION OF ALL GUNS
1776
“NEW HAVEN {Connecticut} October 16 Advices from Long-Island.
The following is a copy of what was sent through the county of Suffolk, by order of Governor Tryon.
The Governor of the province recommends to the
inhabitants of Suffolk county the following measures, as the best means for those who have been active in the rebellion to preserve their lives and save their estates, viz. That all offensive arms, indiscriminately, be
forthwith collected, in each respective manor, township and precinct, as soon as possible, to deliver up at head quarters to the Commander in Chief of the King’s
troops.” p.224
“THE REMEMBRANCER; or IMPARTIAL REPOSITORY OF PUBlic EVENTS. PART III.
For the Year 1776.” LONDON: Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington-House, in Piccadilly. 1777.
Tryon was the provincial governor of all of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont, along with inland portions of Connecticut,

http://books.google.com/books?id=RZQrAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=snippet&q=arms&f=false

[I want the USA back]

This is confiscation by another name.