“I think we have a good standard as a model for the country,” he said, adding that he estimates the law has saved “dozens, if not hundreds” of lives in Connecticut. “We’ve prevented situations, such as the one that occurred in Florida,” referring to the Pulse nightclub massacre in June 2018. More importantly, he emphasized the balance and reasonableness of our law. “There were people who were opposed. They were concerned about constitutional rights,” he said. “But this piece of legislation was very carefully crafted to protect constitutional rights of the individual who is the possessor of the firearms and at the same time provide us with a way to deal with the problem that is a real threat.”