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Gun industry group pulls support for Conn. Park

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A national gun industry association is withdrawing its support for federal legislation that would establish the Coltsville National Historical Park in Hartford, citing recent passage of Connecticut's gun control legislation.

In letters to the state's congressional delegation and governor, the senior vice president and general counsel of the Newtown-based National Shooting Sports Foundation said the industry is ``offended by the hypocrisy of our elected officials in Congress and the state government'' to advocate for legislation paying homage to the firearms industry while pursuing gun control legislation.

Current and past delegation members have pushed for years for the National Historical Park designation at Coltsville, an area named after Samuel Colt, who designed a revolver that revolutionized personal firearms.

Rep. John Larson said ``historic designation has nothing to do with universal background checks.''

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