NEWTOWN, Conn. — A spokesman says Connecticut’s lieutenant governor has been invited to attend a meeting between former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and families of the victims of the deadly Newtown elementary school shooting.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman’s spokesman Steve Jensen said Thursday night a visit by Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, is “planned but not confirmed” for Friday afternoon.
He says the plans include Giffords meeting at a private home with families of the 20 children and six school officials killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month. He says Giffords may also make a second appearance.
Phone calls and emails to Giffords’ representatives haven’t been returned.
Giffords was wounded by a gunman in a mass shooting two years ago in Tucson, Ariz. Six people died in that assault.
Meanwhile, the police chief in Waterbury, Conn. has halted permits for gun shows, saying he’s concerned any firearms purchased there might one day be used in a mass shooting.
The Republican-American reports Police Superintendent Michael Gugliotti imposed a moratorium the day after the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre.
He says he’s concerned a gun used in a future mass shooting could be traced to a purchase made at a show in Waterbury.
Westchester Collectors Inc. had planned a firearm and knife show for Jan. 12 and 13. Show organizer Newman B. Chittenden says canceling the gun show will not improve security.
He says that vendors will turn away people who have mental health problems and that they use common sense when evaluating whether to sell.