Connecticut Legislator Wants to Publish Names and Addresses of Handgun Permit Holders
Thinks this will make communities safer
Lawmakers across the state are taking on gun control issues in the aftermath of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14.
State Rep. Stephen Dargen, of West Haven, wants the names and addresses of about 170,000 handgun permit holders in the state to be made public.
Names of gun owners are now confidential, but Dargen believes if people know how many guns are spread across communities, they'll be safer.
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Why do this? does it safe to public the name and address?