Middletown--Michael Polito, left, of New Fairfield appears before the Board of Firearms Permit Examiners with his attorney, Ralph Sherman (2nd from left). Testifying for the town of New Fairfield is first selectman John Hodge (3rd from left). Polito was appealing a pistol permit denial from his town. Photo-Peter Casolino 1/24/13

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Investigations Editor
Police pushing to get rid of the state Board of Firearms Permit Examiners say it too often overturns their careful decisions on whether someone should be allowed to have a pistol permit and carry a gun.
When considering appeals, the board has overturned permit denials and revocations in slightly more than half the cases in the past two years.

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Close-up of a gun

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Investigations Editor
Michael Polito of New Fairfield recently stood before the state Board of Firearms Permit Examiners, trying to get a pistol permit, which had been denied at the local level.
“My wife and I want to have a hobby and go shooting, we have friends who go shooting,” Polito told the board members.

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