Battle Over Guns In Newtown Itself

I linked to an earlier about gunshots in Newtown, CT very common so those who heard noises from school on Friday not alarmed--but no background on that until now.  Tonight NYT has piece on running battle over guns right in Newtown itself between sane gun owners and insane automatic weapons advocates.  At an unlicensed gun range, for example,  "the familiar noise of hunting rifles has grown to include automatic gunfire and explosions that have shaken houses."

More: "Gun enthusiasts here, as elsewhere in the country, have taken to loading their targets with an explosive called Tannerite, which detonates when bullets strike it, sending shock waves afield. A mixture of ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder, Tannerite is legal in Connecticut, but safety concerns led Maryland this year to ban it."

At a recent public meeting:

A second committee gathering in September drew such a large crowd that the meeting was moved into a high school cafeteria, where the opposition grew fierce. “This is a freedom that should never be taken away,” one woman said. Added another, “Teach kids to hunt, you will never have to hunt your kids.”