Connecticut New Gun Deal

The Connecticut deal includes a ban on new high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and six educators dead. There are also new registration requirements for existing magazines that carry 10 or more bullets, something of a disappointment for some family members of Newtown victims who wanted an outright ban on the possession of all high-capacity magazines.

"It doesn't prevent someone from going out of the state to purchase them and then bring them back. There's no way to track when they were purchased "How will they register a magazine? 

A new "ammunition eligibility certificate," imposes immediate universal background checks for all firearms sales, and extends the state's assault weapons ban to 100 new types of firearms.

The bill also addresses mental health and school security measures, including gun restrictions for people who've been committed to mental health facilities.