VP Biden to give address on gun violence in Conn.

Jaired Crofut — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:55:43 +0000

Vice President Joe Biden will be in Connecticut this week for a discussion on gun violence hosted by some of the state's Congress members.

Biden is expected to deliver the keynote address at the conference on federal efforts to curb gun violence.

Blumenthal: Newtown reference may spur gun changes

Jaired Crofut — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:15:23 +0000

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says President Barack Obama's reference in his inauguration speech to the murders of 20 children and six educators in Newtown could spur changes in federal gun law.

Blumenthal told The Associated Press on Monday that the image and symbol of the Dec. 14 shooting deaths in the president's speech will be a "motivating force" to pass new laws.