HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut’s governor signed legislation that he said takes steps to strengthen the state’s gun violence prevention laws.
Gov. Ned Lamont scheduled a ceremony for Thursday morning to commemorate the signing.
Lamont said that among the legislation’s provisions, it requires gun manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to establish, implement, and enforce reasonable controls to prevent the sale of guns to straw purchasers, traffickers, those who are prohibited by law from possessing guns, and those who are at risk of self-harm or illegal use.
It also enables victims of gun violence to bring civil actions against gun manufacturers, distributors, and retailers that fail to implement reasonable safeguards to ensure their products do not fall into the wrong hands.
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