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Connecticut governor proposes massive fee hike on gun owners
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The governor of Connecticut has proposed quadrupling a five-year renewal fee for pistol permits in the state as part of his plan to combat the state’s deficits, according to the Associated Press.
The AP reported that Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-Conn.) plans to raise the renewal fee for pistol permits from $70 to $300 as part of his proposal to reduce the state’s budget deficit, which is currently estimated at approximately $1.7 billion...
The proposed fees — which would be among the highest in the country if authorized — would raise about $12 million a year for the state.
Connecticut Republican lawmakers said the increased fees might prohibit the state’s citizens from exercising their Second Amendment rights.
“To single out those people who work hard, pay their taxes and want to exercise their constitutional rights and protect their families is unfair,” Rep. Themis Klarides of Derby, the House Republican leader, told the AP.
The National Rifle Association characterized the proposal as “outrageous.”
“The ability to protect and defend yourself should not be reserved only for the wealthy,” Chris Kopacki, Connecticut legislative liaison for the NRA, told the AP. “Some of our state’s poorest residents, many of whom live in high-crime neighborhoods, may not be able to afford a firearm for self-protection under Malloy’s proposed fee hikes.”
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