While gun deaths decreased statewide in 2007, gun violence still was a significant problem around the state.

1/10/08 - Overall Rate Falls For Year, But Homicides Rise From 24 To 33, City Crime Report Mixed - Hartford - City officials showed support for Police Chief Daryl K. Roberts Wednesday when the mayor reported declines in overall crime last year, with the exception of homicides. Read more.

1/6/08 - Bridgeport homicide cases fall in 2007 - The city finished 2007 with one of its lowest homicide rates in years. With 13 homicides, the city ties New Haven, which also had 13, while Hartford recorded 29. Read more.

1/1/08 - Shootings spiked in '07, Gun violence in city at highest level in decade, statistics show - New Haven - Gun violence in the city hit its highest level in at least a decade in 2007, though overall crime was down 7 percent and violent crime by more than that, city officials said Monday. Read more.

September 25, 2007- Violent crime rises again - Homicides, rape, robbery or aggravated assault climb nearly 2% last year, FBI records show. But property crimes are down. Washington, D.C. - Violent crime increased in the United States in 2006 for the second consecutive year, continuing an upward climb after more than a decade of declines, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. Click here to read more.

Gun violence is a state-wide problem.
These are just some of communities affected in 2007:

Supreme Court to Decide on Right to Bear Arms
By Ron Pinciaro, CAGV Co-Executive Director

The Supreme Court has announced that it will hear a case that is expected to revisit one of the most persistent and controversial arguments to engage Americans since the earliest days of nationhood - the right to bear arms.

Next March, the Court will hear the case of District of Columbia v. Heller. This will be the first opportunity in seventy years for the Court to reconsider the full scope of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Read more

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