FOXNews.com: Connecticut lawmakers approve wide-ranging gun control law

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Connecticut lawmakers approve wide-ranging gun control law Apr 4th 2013, 06:45 Published April 04, 2013 Associated Press April 3, 2013: Paul Regish of East Hartford, Conn., holds signs as gun rights advocates enter the legislative office building at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn.AP HARTFORD, Conn. –  Connecticut lawmakers have approved wide-ranging legislation in response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown, including gun control measures that ban the sales of large-capacity ammunition magazines and more than 100 weapons that previously had been legal. Following hours of respectful and at times somber debate, the House and the Senate voted in favor of the 139-page bill crafted by leaders from both major parties in the Democratic-controlled General Assembly. The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who plans to sign it at noon on Thursday. Some of the measures take effect right away. Those include expansion of the state's assault weapons ban, background checks for all firearms sales and a ban on the sale or purchase of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. The bill also addresses mental health and school security measures.

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