Connecticut Delegation: “We Must Keep Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists”

WASHINGTON, DC (December 3, 2015) — Today, U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (CT-01), Joseph Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) issued the following statement on H.R. 1076, Republican Rep. Peter King’s Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act.

“There is no excuse for allowing suspected terrorists to purchase firearms,” said the delegation.“For the third time this week, House Republicans blocked a commonsense measure to keep those on the FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist from legally obtaining deadly weapons. This is unconscionable. For the safety of the American people, Congress must hold a vote to close this dangerous loophole.”

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