What do you think of this set of firearms laws?

This is pure nonsense as it makes WILD assumptions. How is what works for Connecticut citizens, highly taxed predominantly white liberals all of sudden representative of what works in the rest of the USA? How does the state legislature guarantee that the local law enforcement isnt making this process burdensome? Let's see these restrictions to get a voter registration card instead.

"All states require licenses to drive a car or hunt or fish — so why not handguns,,," Hunting Fishing and driving a vehicle ARE NOT rights protected by the Constitution. To be exact, the aforementioned licenses are more for making money and regulating natural resources. If the states would ban hunting and fishing, or driving, for that matter, then strap on your sidearm, walk to the grocer and buy your meat and fish, then walk on home. These folks really don't get it! Shall not be infringed!

Will they ever get it?

Senator Chris Murphy is retarded.

"Permit-to-purchase requirements for all handguns keep guns out of the hands of criminals and those who would fail a background check, and our bill would help other states develop programs similar to ours here in Connecticut,"

Really? So he really believes that a criminal intent on committing a crime using a firearm is going to be stopped simply because he can't buy a gun at Bass Pro SHop? Sure that works, and Osama Bin Laden was not really bad either. He was just mis understood and needed a hug.

Archie Bunker said it best when confronted with the issue. His response when being told the statistic for gun violence? "Would it make you feel any better little girl if they was pushed out of windows?"

The simple truth is there are bad people in the world. They are going to commit nefarious acts for whatever reasons. Some are lazy, and don't want to earn their way, some are psychopaths that harm for enjoyment, zealots that kill for their cause (whether religious, philosophical, political, idealogical, or other), etc...

The point is that they are going to commit their acts regardless of what laws are put in their way. Plain and simple if these individuals are willing to maim and kill, who in their right mind thinks that a law saying that they cannot purchase a particular item is going to stand in their way. They obviously do not care about the laws to begin with.

And yet I am insane too. I keep repeating the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.

As a nation, we already have numerous gun control laws on the books; none of which seem to keep the criminal from getting guns. They only make it more difficult on law abiding citizens. As a law enforcement person myself, I have no problem with an armed citizenry as long as they abide by the law. It is the criminals that concern me, because no matter how many laws are enacted, they won't abide by them. That's what makes them criminals.

I live in CT. The law was enacted two years after I left for Boot Camp. Liscensing does not keep guns out of the hands of criminals, because criminals (you know, being criminal and all) ignore laws and liscences. All it does is make it more difficult for law abiding citizens to obtain one.

I love living in a right to carry state like Arizona. Not only is it legal per state Constitution to open carry, I also have the right to concealed carry WITHOUT a permit, though permits are available and I do have one.

In fact, there is a process in place to obtain a concealed weapons permit (CWP) in Arizona, and it's much like what Connecticut is proposing, only it is NOT mandatory here in the great state of Arizona.

http://www.azdps.gov/Services/Concealed_Weapons/

What part of "shall not be infringed" do they not get?

I also found the following statement funny: ""All states require licenses to drive a car or hunt or fish — so why not handguns, which can kill," Blumenthal said." Sure guns can kill if used in that way. Cars can also kill! Hell, I've heard of people dying in fishing accidents too, but these gun grabbers refuse to acknowledge that, or they say "Well, you need a license to do it..."

We already have a license to keep and bear arms. It's called the Second Amendment. Maybe they should read it.