Connecticut
US Supreme Court to consider challenge to Connecticut assault weapons ban
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up an appeal challenging bans on the AR-15 and other semi-automatic firearms, including the ban in Connecticut and in the Chicago area.
Similar bans are in place in about a dozen states. The case is expected to be heard in the fall.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the state’s assault weapons ban is lawful and that his office is prepared to fight the challenge in court.
“Connecticut’s assault weapon ban is lawful, lifesaving, and broadly supported. The gun lobby has flooded the courts in states across the country to get an assault weapons case up to this Supreme Court. We are prepared for this fight, and we are going to go in with everything we’ve got to keep these weapons of war off our streets, out of our schools, and away from our families,” said Attorney General Tong.
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ANDOVER, Conn. (WFSB) – Isolated storms across Connecticut Saturday night are causing damage, including a downed tree and wires in Andover.
State police say Route 316, also known as Hebron Road, is closed in both directions while the damage is cleared.
There is no word yet on if the downed wires caused any power outages or when the road is expected to reopen.
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According to the Eversource Website, over 4,000 people are still without power after the thunderstorms Friday night.
They say over 1,200 of those outages are in Greenwich with 386 being reported in Norwalk and 376 in Bristol as of 2 p.m.
There was also damage reported across the state, including in Ellington where police say tree limbs fell on power lines and left several people without power.
If you are experiencing an outage or would like to see the status of an outage in the area, visit the Eversource Outage Page.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Light north wind.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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