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Dear Members of the Newtown Legislative Council Dear members of the Newtown Legislative Council: I wish to voice my OPPOSITION to the Consideration of an Ordinance to Ban Open Carry Of Firearms on Town- Owned Property, set to be heard on Wednesday February 17th 2021. The most salient reasons are enumerated below. 1. The photographs that I have seen from any demonstrations do not show any long guns openly carried, including ones published by Newtown Action Alliance in their press release. 2. A review of the Committee minutes do not show any reports of violence, intimidation, or violations of laws by armed citizens, whether they carried a firearm either open or concealed. 3. The taxpayers of Newtown would shoulder enormous legal fees when this ordinance is challenged in court on the grounds on violating the First and Second Amendment. I once again urge you to NOT yield to Newtown Action Alliance’s agenda. Respectfully, Dr. Walt Kupson Middlebury CT Submitted on Monday, February 15, 2021 - 3:21pm Your name: James Ritchie Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: Ordinance to Ban Open Carry of Firearms on Town Owned Property Dear Members of the Legislative Council: I am writing to express my support for an ordinance to eliminate open carry of weapons on town property and at events. Given that there are many children at events on the Fairfield Hills site there is every likelihood that the sight of a weapon will cause a child to experience trauma and/or fear. At a time when children should be enjoying the benefits of Fairfield Hills ball fields, walking trails, Community Center, and the NYA they need not be exposed to the sight of armed persons parading around what is currently a source of community pride and a place of relaxation and comfort. Similarly, I would point out that we are currently contemplating the placement of a Permanent Memorial to honor and remember the twenty-six who died because of a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Do we really want to be subject to the possibility of witnessing persons openly carrying weapons on the site of this memorial? I think not! I urge the Legislative Council to unanimously pass the proposed ordinance and to do so couched in the strongest possible supportive language. Respectfully, James J. Ritchie 81 High Rock Rd Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Submitted on Monday, February 15, 2021 - 8:35am Your name: Joan Plouffe Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: Proposed ordinance Dear LC, Thank you for your service to Newtown. The town attorney has now issued his determination that the proposed gun violence prevention ordinance is in compliance with state statutes. I am writing in support or moving the proposed forward to the Ordinance Committee for further consideration. The decision to move the proposed ordinance to the committee is the only issue currently before the LC on this ordinance. Any consideration of the merits of the draft proposal is premature at this juncture. Thank you, Joan Plouffe Submitted on Monday, February 15, 2021 - 12:00pm Submitted values are: Your name: Jeffrey Gordon Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: Open carry in New Town Message: It is my opinion that law abiding citizens who carry a firearm are a deterrent to criminals. If you pass the ordinance to ban open carry because people are uncomfortable you would be putting the public at risk. A law abiding person carrying a legal firearm is much quicker response than a 911 call for the police due to response time. Submitted on Monday, February 15, 2021 - 7:13am Your name: Tom Maloney Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: I oppose the proposed ban on open carry of firearms I respectfully hope the Council will reject this proposal. While it's been raised in the name of "public safety", the reality is that there are no examples where crimes have been committed by the lawful carrying of an exposed firearm. CT law states that handguns may be carried in any manner, i.e. concealed or exposed. I think we all know that someone with criminal intent would hide that intent and conceal a firearm, and frankly would care little about ordinances or laws. Thank you for your consideration of my opposition to the proposed ban. Submitted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 10:34pm Your name: Richard B. Fisher, DDS Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: Right of Self-Defense vs. Proposed NAA Ordinances Dear Members of the Legislative Council, I am writing to express my explicit opposition to any ordinances that will attempt to restrict my and my fellow law- abiding Newtown and Connecticut residents from exercising our God-given right to self-defense. Carrying a firearm is like an insurance policy. It is of the utmost importance to have in the event it is needed. No person wants to actually use it but having it is essential. The Second Amendment to the Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Connecticut protect my God-given right. The right of self-defense is not about race. Criminals do not abide by laws and limitations on self-defense results in soft-targets because those that choose violent crime, victimize the most vulnerable. Don’t violate the Constitution and subject our town and residents to endure costly legal battles. Thank you for your time Your constituent and fellow taxpayer, Richard Fisher Richard B. Fisher, DDS Phone: (203) 364-4007 Email: [email protected] Dear Council Members, I am writing in support of referring proposed gun safety legislation to the Ordinance Subcommittee for review. While this discussion has drawn the attention of people outside of our community, both in support and opposed, many town residents have an interest in an ordinance addressing the carrying of firearms in town, and by more thoroughly reviewing and researching the pros and cons of such an ordinance, the Legislative Council is acting as the deliberative and responsive body for which we elect its members. Thank you for your consideration, Michelle Embree Ku 28 Platts Hill Rd Submitted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 6:40pm Your name: ROBERT KAROSY Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: Do not ban our rights to bear arms and assemble Message: Why would open carry matter in a state where open carry legal; why incur the cost of a lawsuit to uphold such an ordinance. Why should Newtown be different than any other Town in CT? Submitted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 5:21pm Your name: Eric Paradis Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: Send GVP draft onto the ordinance committee Dear Council Members, Now that the Town Attorney has determined that the drafted ordinance on gun violence prevention does not interfere with state statutes, I am writing to ask that you move the draft forward to the Ordinance Committee to allow them to do the work they signed up to do. I realized this is a contentious issue and that you are likely getting a lot of email from folks who do not live in Newtown. While it may be hard to put those to the side, the next task is more simple. Like all drafted ordinance ideas, it should be moved to the committee so that it can be researched and discussed and then brought back to the Council with recommendations. We are not at that point yet. The task right now is to decide to move this to the Ordinance Committee or not. That group should be allowed to do the work, and it will be hard work, of researching the issue, hearing from interested parties and making recommendations to the Council as a whole. Let's let the process work and I ask you to vote in the affirmative to move the drafted gun violence prevention ordinance to the Ordinance Committee so the work can begin. Thank you for your time and the hard work that you do for our town. Submitted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 3:12pm Your name: Andy Koehm Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: NO NAA Gun Ban Proposal Please do not support the NAA proposal to drag Newtown into expensive litigation with a gun ban controversy. The State of CT has strict gun laws and only those with an FBI background check may possess a gun in CT. Ms.Po Murray references an event in 2013 that did not happen as she states. I was at the Newtown Starbucks that day and there was no issue. Starbucks already prohibits open carry in their stores. Please just follow existing CT laws. The Sandy Hook school was a gun free zone. How did that work out? Submitted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 - 1:30pm Your name: Alex Villamil Your e-mail address: [email protected] Subject: Support for Gun Legislation Dear members of the Legislative Council. I am writing the following in support of the proposed legislation for banning of open carry long guns on town property. Also if this is being discussed I would also like a reconsideration of the open carry pistol legislation. Since long guns are being considered it stands to reason that the more relevant open carry pistols should be up for further discussion by this council as well as this town in general. Thank you for your consideration, Alex Villamil 11 Antler Pine Road Sandy Hook, CT. 06482 Sirs; I and our neighbors are completely opposed to your proposed notion of Banning open carry, a second amendment RIGHT that is guaranteed. Do not waste your efforts on some feel good legislation that will have NO effect except to widen the divide.
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