ATF Releases New Data on Recovered Gun Traces

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) has recently released data on gun traces for 2008. ATF is the agency charged with tracing all guns recovered by law enforcement to determine the legal purchaser of the weapon.

For CT, ATF traced 1563 guns recovered by CT Law Enforcement in 2008. 478 of those weapons (30.6%) were purchased here in CT, the remainder from out of state.

602 of the weapons (38.5%) were recovered in Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport.

Click here to see a complete summary of the ATF report for Connecticut.

Hartford Officials Release Crime Stats, Gun Violence Up

City officials are launching a new safety initiative in response to a recent wave of reports of gun violence in the city.

In less than a two-month period, between March 16 and May 10, there have been five gun-related homicides and 50 shooting victims in 36 confirmed gun-related incidents. All together during that period, there have been 188 unconfirmed reports of shots being fired. Click here to read more.

View the most recent statistics from the Hartford Police Department.

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Changes At Ledyard Rifle Range On Target With Nearby Residents

Ledyard - Luanne Hespeler said this week residents of the Wolf Ridge Gap subdivision got almost everything they wanted after filing a lawsuit against the Ledyard Sportsmen's Club and the town. Read more.

 

 

 
   
 

Shooting Range a Danger to Public Safety

For the third time in a decade, police have identified Blue Trail Range & Gun Store in Wallingford as the likely source of stray bullets hitting homes in Durham. Read More.

 

 
   
 

Strong Gun Laws and Low Gun Ownership Equal Low Firearm Deaths
By Ron Pinciaro, CAGV Co-Executive Director

We've all heard the talking points from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups that more guns are the answer to the horrors of gun violence we've faced as a nation. More guns on campus, arming teachers, more guns in the homes for protection…these have always been the response we get to the persistent rate of gun deaths in the United States. Read more

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