Gov. Ned Lamont, state officials and city leaders championed on Wednesday a proposed bill, currently under consideration by the Judiciary Committee, that would address gun violence in Connecticut by supporting community intervention programs and expanding the authority of law enforcement.
<a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00016-R00-SB.PDF">Senate Bill No. 16 </a>is part of a suite of proposals aimed at improving Connecticut’s juvenile justice system and addressing crime across the state, spurred in large part by a <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2021-05-27/pandemic-gun-violence-in-new-haven-continues-upward-trend">spike in gun violence</a>. <br/><br/>
With traffic fatalities reaching a record high, top legislators met Thursday with the state police commissioner to plan for improvements heading into the next legislative session.