Current law requires people convicted of sex crimes to submit a DNA sample for the state's DNA bank. Some states have been discussing the idea of expanding the law to other crimes. A 1999 law prohibits police departments from engaging in racial profiling and temporarily requires them to collect traffic stops data. A 1999 law allows police officers to seize guns, under certain limited circumstances, from people at risk of harming themselves or others. Within 10 months of the effective date, police departments had used the law at least 27 times.
Some people suggest that it is being overused.
In light of a murder-suicide in East Haven last year, the state' s victim advocate urged the public safety commissioner to consider creating a task force to monitor compliance with the above law. A recent law created a gun trafficking unit within the State Police. Can you describe its activities and accomplishments to date.