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Health & Fitness

State Senate Candidate Steven Mullins - Guns and Mental Health

From The New Haven Register online comes this article regarding Senate candidate for the 10th District, Mr. Steven Mullins, and his views on the newest gun control legislation in CT, and Adam Lanza.

It's worth a total read, but for here I wish to highlight his views on guns in CT:

The candidate said if the gun law changes were put into effect the day before 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in December 2012, it would have not have done anything to stop those slayings.

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The law increased the number of assault weapons that are banned in Connecticut, while also requiring those who already owned these firearms to register them with the state.

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“It (the new law) felt good to do it. They (legislators) felt they had accomplished something — and this is both Democrats and Republicans — but it hurt legal gun owners,” Mullins said.

“I think the missing part was mental health. Mr. (Adam) Lanza had a serious mental health problem. As far as the ammunition and the guns were concerned, they were all legal. But he (Lanza) had a serious problem. ... What is missing from the bill is serious talk about mental health,” Mullins said.

Lanza was identified as the shooter at the school.

The candidate said the new law has failed to stop subsequent killings in New Haven.







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