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Second Amendment advocates in Connecticut are sounding the alarm on a new bill they claim will limit self-defense options, and say they’re worried Democrats will go even further in targeting more guns next.

The bill, introduced by Democrats in Connecticut, would effectively ban most Glock-style pistols that can be converted into a machine gun. Specifically, it targets any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be altered by hand or with a common household tool to accept a converter device, enabling it to fire automatically.

However, Connecticut Citizens Defense League President Holly Sullivan told Fox News Digital that statewide Democrats chose to go after law-abiding citizens instead of criminals by passing this piece of legislation.

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Semi-automatic handguns are displayed at a gun shop in New Castle, Pa., on March 25, 2020. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

“They’re not going after the criminals that are breaking the law. They’re simply going after the law abiding Americans that are owning commonly owned handguns,” Sullivan said. “And instead of banning or handling the criminal aspect of this, they’re simply taking away one of the most popular handguns in our country.”

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“Connecticut likes to tout that we have some of the strongest gun laws in America, yet they don’t seem to know how to deal with criminals that are actually in violation of those laws,” she said.

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A machine gun conversion device for a Glock handgun can convert the firearm into a machine gun after the switch is installed. The device can be made with a 3-D printer. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty Images)

Sullivan said she’s concerned Democrats won’t stop with banning most Glock-style pistols, and will go even further.

“For anybody who doesn’t live in a deep blue state like this, I hope the message is resonated that they’re never satisfied, whether they come for the rifles or they come for the Glocks, what is after that, we don’t know.” Sullivan said. “They don’t want their constituents to have firearms and they don’t how to deal with the criminals that are misusing them.“

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The bill was raised by Democrats Wednesday morning within the 3 a.m. hour, and passed shortly after, according to News 8. Democrat Cathy Osten was the only member of her party who joined Republicans in their attempt to block the bill.

NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford told Fox News Digital that the bill creates “barriers to their right to self-defense.”

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“And all it does is reduces the options that law-abiding gun owners have to protect themselves and their families. As we know, when seconds count, the police are minutes away. So taking away self-defense options for law-abiding residents of Connecticut is never the answer. The answer is holding criminals accountable for their actions, prosecuting them, and making sure they stay behind bars when they have been convicted,” Commerford said.

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Proponents of the bill claim its aim is to close loopholes that allow Glock-style pistols to be converted into machine guns.

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at a COVID-19 community vaccination clinic in Stamford, Conn., on March 14, 2021. (John Moore/Getty Images)

“The legislation is keeping up with the technology and as the technology evolves, this law is going to cover that for closing a lot of loopholes, for ghost guns, as well as keeping machine guns off our streets,” Earl Bloodworth with Connecticut Against Gun Violence told WFSB. “Every time a ‘switch’ turns a handgun into a machine gun, the heartbeat of a community quickens with fear. For too long, we have watched technology outpace our laws while families pay the price in grief and trauma that never truly heals.”

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Chris Stone, director of State and Local Affairs for Gun Owners of America, said the bill “does nothing to stop criminals, who already illegally possess machine guns and conversion devices in violation of federal law.”

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“Instead, it punishes law-abiding manufacturers, retailers, and Connecticut gun owners by targeting firearms in common use for self-defense, precisely the type of arms protected by the Second Amendment,” he said.

The bill is now headed to Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk and will go into law if he signs it.

Fox News Digital reached out to Lamont’s office and Glock for comment.

The frequent incidents of roof collapse and fans breaking in many colleges of Delhi University have raised serious concerns about the safety of the students. Student organization NSUI has accused the university administration of negligence and said that students in the country’s prestigious educational institution are now more worried about their safety than studies.

From Dayal Singh to Hansraj, accidents were reported in many colleges.

In recent times, reports of poor condition of infrastructure have come to light from many campuses of Delhi University including Dayal Singh College, Hansraj College, Kalindi College. At some places the roofs of the classrooms are collapsing and at some places fans are breaking and falling among the students. These incidents have raised serious questions on the arrangements of the university. NSUI says that despite continuous complaints, the administration did not take any concrete steps in time. The organization alleged that students are still being forced to study in unsafe classrooms.

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Students are worried about safety, not studies

NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar said that Delhi University is the dream of lakhs of students and parents of the country, but the current situation is very unfortunate. He said that now students are more worried about their safety inside the classrooms than about their education. He alleged that the continuous incidents show serious negligence of the university administration. According to him, poor maintenance and dilapidated buildings have become a threat to the lives of students.

Vinod Jakhar said that the safety of students cannot be compromised under any circumstances. He said that universities cannot run on the basis of advertisements and rankings alone, while their buildings are continuously falling into disrepair. He stressed that every student has the right to get education in a safe and respectful environment and this should also be the priority of the administration.

NSUI put forward big demands before the university administration

The student organization has put forward many important demands before the university administration. NSUI has demanded immediate structural safety audit of all colleges. It has also been said to make the security investigation report public. The organization has raised the demand to immediately start repair work in unsafe buildings, fix accountability of responsible officers and strengthen the security arrangements of the entire complex including women’s safety.

NSUI has made it clear that it will intensify its campaign on issues related to students’ safety and basic facilities. Jakhar said he will not remain silent if students are forced to study in unsafe conditions. NSUI will continue to strongly raise every issue related to the safety, respect and educational rights of students.

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A heart-wrenching incident has come to light from Panipat, Haryana. Here in Rampura Colony, a married woman died under suspicious circumstances. The woman’s body was found hanging inside the house. After this painful incident, sensation has spread in the area. The family members of the deceased have clearly refused to consider it a suicide and have made serious allegations of murder against her husband and in-laws.

According to the information, the deceased has been identified as Sarangi, who was married only in the year 2023. The most painful thing is that Sarangi was about 5 months pregnant and already had a small son. A mountain of sorrow has already fallen on the family of the deceased; Sarangi has 5 sisters, while his father and only brother have already died.

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Husband’s illicit relations and dowry greed

The deceased’s mother Sushila and sisters have made very serious and dreadful allegations against the in-laws in their statement to the police. Family members say that Sarangi’s husband was having an illicit relationship with another woman, and when she protested, he used to continuously harass Sarangi. Not only this, the parents allege that the in-laws were blinded by the greed for dowry and were constantly demanding a bike and a gold chain. He carried out this dreadful incident only when his demand was not met.

Police are investigating the matter

As soon as the local police got wind of the incident, they reached the spot. The police took the body from the noose and took it into their custody and sent it to Panipat General Hospital for post-mortem. The parents of Sarangi have demanded the strictest legal action against Sarangi’s husband, mother-in-law and father-in-law. At present, the police is investigating the case thoroughly on the basis of all the allegations and is waiting for the post mortem report.

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Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova weighed in on the sudden trans athlete controversy in Gavin Newsom’s California, with the girls’ high school track and field championships coming up.

A trans athlete is set to compete in the girls’ tournament this year, after winning multiple state finals last year. California is continuing to let biological males compete in girls’ sports under Newsom’s leadership, prompting criticism from many activists.

Navratilova cheered on two gold-medal-winning women’s Olympians who spoke out against Newsom on Friday.

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Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert hold a joint press conference on Day 5 of the GNP Seguros WTA Finals in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, on Nov. 2, 2023. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

The tennis legend shared a Fox News Digital article of women’s Olympic gold medalists Nancy Hogshead and Kaillie Humphries addressing the track and field controversy.

“Right on Nancy!!! We are just built different!!!” Navratilova wrote in an X post sharing the article.

In a response to the post, Navratilova argued to another user that Newsom could take action to protect girls’ sports in California.

“Newsom could overturn this in a second. No excuse,” Navratilova wrote.

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In a later post on Saturday, Navratilova re-shared news that the trans athlete, representing Jurupa Valley High School, is seeded first in the upcoming tournament.

“Cheating… which at the moment the rules allow. Thanks for nothing [Gavin Newsom],” Navratilova wrote.

Navratilova, like Hogshead, is a vocal advocate for protecting women’s sports despite supporting Democrats on other issues.

Jenna Johnson, Nancy Hogshead, Carrie Steinseifer and Dara Torres of the United States celebrate winning the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games at Olympic Swim Stadium. (Porter Binks-USA TODAY NETWORK)

Hogshead responded to a statement from a source within Newsom’s office on the issue that stated, “The Governor has said discussions on this issue should be guided by fairness, dignity, and respect,” regarding the upcoming track meet and a planned protest against the trans athlete at the meet.

“Governor Newsom seems to exclude girls from his own standard of ‘fairness, dignity and respect.’ It is impossible to include a male — however they identify — into girl’s sports and have a fair competition, respecting and dignifying the unique biology of females. Females aren’t weakened males; males and females are built from different molds, so different that it justifies formal, government-sanctioned sex segregation,” Hogshead told Fox News Digital.

Hogshead, who represented the U.S. at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal in swimming, has become a prominent activist in the fight to save women’s sports, despite being a lifelong Democrat. Hogshead is also a civil rights lawyer.

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“The government never segregates racially and religiously, but we do segregate by sex because of biology, material reality. Girls and women rely on that formal sex segregation to have the possibility of equality in sport. Governor Newsom needs to include the girls competing in track in his own analysis. As a law professor, this is a big fail,” she continued.

Humphries, who is a tax-paying California citizen and rising Trump ally in the effort to protect women’s sports, criticized Newsom as well. Humphries has won three Olympic gold medals in bobsled for the U.S. and Canada and six medals in total, making her the most decorated women’s bobsledder in history.

“There is nothing fair about allowing boys to take opportunities from girls in sports. It’s just the left’s thinly veiled misogyny. Governor Newsom should be focusing on California hosting the Olympics which actually knows the difference between men and women and quit pushing his woke agenda which is out of the mainstream of the American public,” Humphries told Fox News Digital.

The source within Newsom’s office responded to news that a “Save Girls Sports” protest will be held on Saturday at the site of a track and field playoff meet.

“The Governor has said discussions on this issue should be guided by fairness, dignity, and respect. He rejects the right wing’s cynical attempt to weaponize this debate as an excuse to vilify individual kids. The Governor’s position is simple: stand with all kids and stand up to bullies,” a source within the governor’s office told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

“California is one of 22 states that have laws requiring students be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school sports consistent with their gender identity. California passed this law in 2013 (AB 1266) and it was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.”

After Jurupa’s trans athlete won first place in triple jump and high jump, and second place in long jump, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice launched a lawsuit against California state agencies for alleged Title IX violations last July.

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Trump’s administration cracked down with a more targeted investigation of JUSD in January. The U.S. Department of Education announced JUSD specifically would be investigated for potential Title IX violations, along with 17 other institutions.

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