October 1, 1999, Hartford Courant. Thought everyone would like this. (the below is not a direct quote, just a summary)

Connecticut has passed a law that allows confiscation of firearms if police believe someone will commit a crime. This could be based on the the testimony of two people. The police can get a search and seizure warrant. The guns have to be returned in 14 days if a prosecuter cannot prove that the individual in question is a threat or has abused animals.

In the first case of this new law, the Hartford Courant started an article with Police found the assault rifle with a clip full of 30 bullets under the bed..and more than enough ammo for a fiery last stand was scattered around the house 50 weapons were confiscated in a raid in a usually quiet cul-de-sac FYI, Farmington, CT is an upper middle-class to very affluent area, mostly the latter. Walczyk described himself as a lifetime NRA member, father of 4, who owns over 50 firearms, all legally registered. He claims the police have lied about him to a judge. The paper reported that he had 2 other run-ins with the law- 10 years ago when he shot a cat, and another time when someone followed him home after a highway confrontation, and Walczyk brandished a firearm. The cat resulted in a fine and no charges were filed in the other one. In another instance he had an armed confrontation with the developer, but Walczyk claims he called the police first to notify them of the dispute.

The dispute arose between Walczyk and a local land developer, when the land developer allegedly trespassed on his property repeatedly while clearing land for a new development. A statement regarding a bloodbath Walczyk says was taken out of context, and the developer went to the police. The police also confiscated Walczyks fathers guns from across the street, even though his father was not involved in the dispute.

The Hartford Courant published a list of 12 of the 50 guns confiscated. The Courant listed mostly assault rifles, along with the amount of ammunition discovered. Walczyk maintains that he kept the firearms for hunting and protection and has never threatened anyone.

Privacy advocates fear that in the event of a warrant for firearm confiscation without a chargable crime, a search could be made in the rest of the house without reason.

-- Gordon Kaminski (Gordo@snet.net), October 01, 1999

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It's just a matter of time,And goverment will have all our guns. The big'es block for the goverment takeing people's guns today is. The NRA and there high paid lawers.Most of the money the NRA gets is from the tobaco indastrey. Break the back of tobaco....well you know the rest of the story.

-- HD (home_dad@yahoo.com), October 01, 1999.