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  <title>The Middletown Press: Some CT Democrats support raising minimum age to buy rifles, shotguns</title>
  <pubDate>June 10, 2022</pubDate>
  <description>Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, says a national law prohibiting 18-20-year-olds from purchasing rifles and shotguns is necessary for it to be effective in Connecticut. This age group can buy guns out of state and bring them back.</description>
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