Connecticut Guv To Ban Gun Sales For People On Terror Watch Lists

A row of different AR-15 style rifles. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Molloy said Thursday the state would ban people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying guns, The New York Times reported.

The executive action would make Molloy the first governor in the nation to take such a step.

“Like all Americans, I have been horrified by the recent terrorist attacks in San Bernardino and Paris,” Malloy told the Times.

He continued: “This should be a wake-up call to all of us. This is a moment to seize in America — and today I’m here to say that we in Connecticut are seizing it.”

This story has been updated.

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  1. Can the entire membership of the Connecticut NRA be put on the Terror Watch List?

  2. Also block sales to anyone sporting a tin-foil barrette.

  3. NRA lawsuit incoming in 3…2…1

  4. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    Gov Molloy’s photo just made it on the 10 Most Wanted among the ammosexuals…

    Malloy…

  5. C’mon Eustace! This is right up your alley!

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