Crime & Safety
Murphy: Speed, Capacity of Semi-Automatic Weapons 'Unbelievable' [Video]
Sen. Chris Murphy watches a state police demonstration of the power of military-style assault rifles in Simsbury.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) paid a visit to the Connecticut 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 as he 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.
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