The panel created by Governor Dannel Malloy in the wake of the Newtown school shooting is continuing to work on its final recommendations.
The commission has been meeting for two years, but Friday's meeting had a sense of urgency to it.
"As a practical matter, we have to consider the relevance of this commission report," said panel member Dr. Harold Schwartz. "If it goes much further into this legislative session without our producing a report that could affect this session, we will lose relevance."
The commission worked through a host of issues, like whether images of the victims should be included in the report; whether the Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza's name should appear; and whether the executive summary should include all of the panel's recommendations.
There was consensus among panel members to include in the final report perhaps its most controversial recommendation: a ban on the sale and possession of ammunition magazines that hold more than ten rounds.
Panel member Robert Dubicella said the panel owes it to the families of the victims of Sandy Hook to include this recommendation. "Our system of government, and our politicians in Washington failed these people," he said Dubicella. We cannot afford to do that. We have an opportunity here to not be influenced buy lobbyists. We have an opportunity here to listen to the family members, and an obligation to respond to what they suffered through."
The panel will meet two more times before giving the final report to the governor. Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson, the panel's chair, said the report will be ready next month.
Watch CT-N's footage of the meeting below:
This report includes information from The Associated Press.
