Debate Begins Early Over Bill To Disclose State Handgun Owners' Names, Addresses

The names and addresses of about 170,000 handgun permit holders in Connecticut, now kept confidential by law, could be made public under a proposed bill that pits gun owners against would-be reformers in the aftermath of the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre.

By JON LENDER, jlender@courant.com

January 3, 2013