DEADLY WEAPON REGISTRY KEPT SECRET
Insider probe reveals number of convicts per community, but IDs still concealed
“It is probably ripe for study, evaluation and consideration ... as a public safety tool.”
State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport
“It’s clearly designed for law enforcement, for cops on patrol who can punch in a name.”
Edward J. Gavin, Bridgeport defense attorney
By Ken Dixon
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It’s a daily routine in courtrooms throughout the state, when Superior Court judges pronounce criminal sentences. Penalties for a variety of 42 crimes involving guns or knives force convicts to join the state’s Deadly Weapon Offender Registry for five...
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