Hartford Officials Release Crime Stats, Gun Violence Up

City officials are launching a new safety initiative in response to a recent wave of reports of gun violence in the city.

In less than a two-month period, between March 16 and May 10, there have been five gun-related homicides and 50 shooting victims in 36 confirmed gun-related incidents. All together during that period, there have been 188 unconfirmed reports of shots being fired. Click here to read more.

View the most recent statistics from the Hartford Police Department.

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Changes At Ledyard Rifle Range On Target With Nearby Residents

Ledyard - Luanne Hespeler said this week residents of the Wolf Ridge Gap subdivision got almost everything they wanted after filing a lawsuit against the Ledyard Sportsmen's Club and the town. Read more.

Blue Trail Range sued

WALLINGFORD - On the same day that the Blue Trail Range held a press conference to highlight safety improvements it has made, a lawsuit was filed in New Haven Superior Court seeking to shut it down. Read more.

ON A FATEFUL ANNIVERSARY,
A DEMONSTRATION IN STAMFORD
TO URGE COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS

On Wednesday, April 16, the anniversary of the terrible tragedy that took 32 innocent lives at Virginia Tech University, Connecticut citizens in Stamford and New Haven joined more than 70 cities and towns across America in events to remember that tragedy - as well as all victims and survivors of gun violence - and call on Congress to act to strengthen the Brady background check system by closing the gun show loophole.

Strong Gun Laws and Low Gun Ownership Equal Low Firearm Deaths
By Ron Pinciaro, CAGV Co-Executive Director

We've all heard the talking points from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups that more guns are the answer to the horrors of gun violence we've faced as a nation. More guns on campus, arming teachers, more guns in the homes for protection…these have always been the response we get to the persistent rate of gun deaths in the United States. Read more

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