Malloy Applauds Passage Of Tougher Firearms Legislation

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Legislation introduced that would strengthen the blood alcohol limits for carrying a firearm as well as for hunting while under the influence, received unanimous approval in the General Assembly's Public Safety and Security Committee on Friday, said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

Gov. Dannel Malloy
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K Reakes

03/11/2016 1:30 p.m.

Under current state laws, the blood alcohol content limit for both offenses is 0.1. However, the limits for drunk driving and drunk boating are 0.08. Malloy’s proposal conforms all of these laws to 0.08.

“If you are too drunk to drive, you are too drunk to carry a firearm – plain and simple. Our laws should reflect that. The unanimous, bipartisan support of the Public Safety Committee shows that this proposal just makes sense. Guns and alcohol do not mix,” Malloy said. “I’d like to thank the committee’s co-chairs Sen. Tim Larson and Rep. Stephen Dargan, its Republican leaders Sen. Tony Guglielmo and Rep. Lezlye Zupkus, and the rest of the bipartisan group of legislators who serve on this committee for showing that when it comes to firearm safety, we can all agree that commonsense laws are necessary.”

The legislation is Senate Bill 20, An Act Concerning Carrying a Firearm While Intoxicated or Under the Influence of Alcohol.

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