Politics & Government

Murphy: Semi- Automatic's Capacity, Speed 'Unbelievable'

Sen. Chris Murphy watches a state police demonstration of the power of military-style assault rifles in Simsbury.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy paid a visit to the Conn. State Police Gun Range in Simsbury Friday for a demonstration on military-style assault rifles.

State police Sergeant Shawn Corey demonstrated the differences between two military-style assault rifles for Murphy, a Democrat representing Connecticut, as the senator asked questions specifically about two versions of a similar weapon—one that is banned in the state of Conn. and one that is currently legal.

Editor's note: This article originally was published by Simsbury Patch.

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