CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - July 9, 2013
- July 9, 2013 |
- CEO Update
Firearms association sues Connecticut over gun law The National Shooting Sports Foundation is taking its home state to court over new gun control measures passed in the wake of last year's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Hartford (Conn.) Courant reports that the new law bans the sale of more than 100 types of military-style rifles, penalizes gun owners who don't register with state police by Jan. 1 and limits large-capacity magazines to 10 bullets. NSSF believes Connecticut lawmakers overstepped their authority when they passed the law, and on Monday, asked a federal court to overturn it. "This is an action to vindicate the rights of the citizens of… Read More