Gun Offender Registry?

Connecticut State Senate Majority Leader Martin “Looney” (no joke – ed) thinks that there should be a registry for gun offenders. Perhaps I’m missing something here, but aren’t criminals already barred from legal gun possession? What possible purpose could this registry serve?

A Connecticut lawmaker wants to create the country’s first state registry for people convicted of gun crimes, a proposal he says will help police track and deter repeat offenders. Opponents worry it’ll be a costly, unnecessary and excessive step.

State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney got the idea from several cities, including New York and Baltimore, which already have instituted gun-offender registries. The Connecticut Democrat, who represents a city experiencing a rash of gun violence, says early evidence suggests the established programs are having a “deterrent” effect.

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