Gun Violence Prevention
BRISTOL — Congressman John Larson and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz presented city leaders with a check for a $3,150,000 federal earmark to “jumpstart the city’s plans for a joint police and fire training facility.”
Larson and Bysiewicz presented a large check to local police and fire commissioners at City Hall. They were joined by Rep. Mary Fortier, members of the City Council, Officer Alec Iurato, Fire Chief Richard Hart and Police Chief Mark Morello.
Three years after losing two police officers to an ambush by a deranged and armed resident, Bristol is looking to open a facility in the next two to three years to help police across Connecticut train for various kinds of active shooter situations.
The goal is to construct a two-story facility that would house a state of the art training center where police would practice how to deal with armed attackers in complex buildings where tactics can vary depending on corners, doorways, stairwells and other features.
BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut lawmakers are working to ensure first responders are prepared for active shooter situations, beginning with $3.15 million in federal funding that was announced Tuesday.
“Even though we don’t have a building and a facility, we have vision,” U.S. Rep. John Larson (D, CT-1) said.
The funding will support the construction of a two-story active shooter training facility in Bristol, equipped with a 50-yard indoor police firing range and other mentoring and training opportunities.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against H.R. 2189, a bill that was supposed to ensure law enforcement could access nonlethal tools, like tasers, but included a loophole that could allow domestic abusers to access devices that can be transformed into functioning firearms.
Hartford, CT – Yesterday, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $500,000 in new federal funding for Mothers United Against Violence’s Victim Impact Project, to continue their efforts to prevent gun violence and support survivors in the Greater Hartford area.
Mark Barden remembers the last days he spent with his seven-year-old son, Daniel in December of 2012.
“We were decorating the tree and I had to run to the hardware store for something, and he peeled off from Jackie and his siblings to come with me to the hardware store rather than pick out treats, because he didn't want me to be alone,” Barden said.
Days later, his son would be one of the 26 students and educators killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement as more details come out in the hours since the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement in response to the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida.