Retired Trooper Questions Malloy About Guns [Video]

A Southbury man who says he is a retired Connecticut state trooper told Gov. Dannel Malloy last week during a Q&A in Naugatuck that he was uncomfortable that law enforcement officials would be allowed to carry more ammunition than the public under proposed gun control measures.

Jim Bleidner said he didn't know why his adult wife and his adult children wouldn't be allowed to carry the same weapons as he would if he were still a trooper. (See his impassioned statement in the video.) 

Malloy has called for making large capacity gun magazines illegal in Connecticut (Malloy told the crowd in Naugatuck that police would be exempt), establishing universal background checks for gun purchases, improving gun storage safety measures, strengthening assault weapons rules in the state and improving existing gun laws. (Read his full plan here.) 

We are asking you, our faithful readers, to tell us what you think: Should law enforcement personnel be allowed to carry more ammunition than the public? Why or why not? If you were a lawmaker, how would you attempt to solve the problem of school shootings and other tragedies involving guns? Tell us in the comments field.