CT delegation: Congress likely to pass Ethan s Law on gun storage
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Standing with his wife Kristen, Michael Song, of Guilford, raises his fist in the air following the signing of Ethan s Law by Governor Ned Lamont in a ceremony at the Guilford Fire Department on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The Songs son Ethan, 15, fatally shot himself with an unsecured gun in January of 2018.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Michael Song, left, of Guilford, looks on as Governor Ned Lamont signs Ethan s Law in a ceremony at the Guilford Fire Department on Thursday, June 13, 2019. The Songs son Ethan, 15, fatally shot himself with an unsecured gun in January of 2018.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
order statute that takes guns away from people who may be indicating they re going to take lives as possibly this shooter did because he was a fired employee, and other measures like a safe storage law, ethan s law, named after a young man, ethan song, who was accidentally killed at a friend s home when they were playing with guns. there s no single solution and no single state can do it because guns cross state lines. and that s why a national federal approach is necessary. but congress has been complicit by its inaction, and we know also there will be the opportunity. the house of representatives have passed a universal background check law that the senate has not taken up. it must. i appreciate what you re saying about the state level versus the federal level. what do you say to the constituent who looks at connecticut or maryland or new york and has given up hope