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| HARTFORD (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut signed into law on Thursday sweeping new restrictions on weapons and ammunition magazines similar to the ones used by the man who fatally shot 20 children and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. | HARTFORD (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy of Connecticut signed into law on Thursday sweeping new restrictions on weapons and ammunition magazines similar to the ones used by the man who fatally shot 20 children and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. |
| Alongside family members of some of the victims of the shooting, Mr. Malloy signed the bill hours after the General Assembly approved the measure, which lawmakers said gave the state some of the toughest gun laws in the country. | Alongside family members of some of the victims of the shooting, Mr. Malloy signed the bill hours after the General Assembly approved the measure, which lawmakers said gave the state some of the toughest gun laws in the country. |
| “This is a profoundly emotional day for everyone in this room,” said Mr. Malloy, a Democrat. “We have come together in a way that few places in the nation have demonstrated the ability to do.” | “This is a profoundly emotional day for everyone in this room,” said Mr. Malloy, a Democrat. “We have come together in a way that few places in the nation have demonstrated the ability to do.” |
| The legislation adds more than 100 firearms to the state’s assault weapons ban and creates what officials have called the nation’s first dangerous weapon offender registry as well as eligibility rules for buying ammunition. Some parts of the bill took effect immediately after Mr. Malloy’s signature, including background checks for all firearms sales. | The legislation adds more than 100 firearms to the state’s assault weapons ban and creates what officials have called the nation’s first dangerous weapon offender registry as well as eligibility rules for buying ammunition. Some parts of the bill took effect immediately after Mr. Malloy’s signature, including background checks for all firearms sales. |
| The bill passed 26 to 10 in the Senate on Wednesday night, and 105 to 44 in the House around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday. | The bill passed 26 to 10 in the Senate on Wednesday night, and 105 to 44 in the House around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday. |
| In the General Assembly, which Democrats control, leaders waited to unveil gun legislation until they struck a bipartisan deal that they say shows how the parties can work together in Connecticut and elsewhere. They said the package was a comprehensive response to the killings that also addressed mental health and school security measures. |