The New York Times reports
An
advisory panel charged with looking at public safety in the wake of the
deadly Newtown school shooting agreed Friday to include in its final
report a recommendation to ban the sale and possession of any gun that
can fire more than 10 rounds without reloading.
The
Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, created by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P.
Malloy in the wake of the 2012 school shooting, plans to complete its
work next month. The report will include dozens of recommendations in
three categories: law enforcement and emergency response; safe school
design and operation; and mental health and wellness.
In
its interim report last March, the commission included the proposed gun
ban, which is opposed by the gun lobby and manufacturers. It would go
much further than a 2013 Connecticut law which, among other things,
expanded the state's assault weapons ban and barred the possession and
sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines.
"Whether
or not this law would stand the test of constitutionality is not for
this commission to decide," said former Hartford Police Chief Bernard
Sullivan, a member of the panel. "The commission has expressed very
strongly that this is a statement that is needed regarding the lethality
of weapons."
Commission
members said during a meeting Friday that they want to emphasize that
there needs to be more regulation of guns that can inflict mass
casualties, even if it causes some inconvenience to recreational
shooters.