Ban Baby Ban! A Short List of Items Banned by State Law in the State of Connecticut

Here is a short list of banned items, by state law, in CT. Some of the items may surprise you.

Banned:
- Sunday hunting
- Sunday alcohol sales
- Sale of alcohol past 9 PM
----------Just recently bumped up from 8 PM
- Incandescent light bulbs in state buildings
----------A mandate to require mercury filled, China manufactured, compact fluorescent bulbs

- Smoking in any public place, including bars

----------The states two mega-sized, mega-profit, mega-tax contributing Indian casinos are exempt

- Talking on a cell phone while driving

----------Listening to the radio is still allowed

- Gambling

----------Allowed in the aforementioned Indian casinos
----------Apparently the state run lottery is not considered gambling

- Fireworks

----------Legislature was duped into allowing "sparklers" a few years ago

- Hunting with a rifle on public land

- Driving without a seat belt

- "Non-healthy" snacks in public school snack machines
---------- No soda, candy, etc.
- Jarts
- Common sense----------Not really, but some times it seems like it

On the Docket:
- Transfat in restaurants
- Billboards along the highways
----------Even though the state of CT is a top purchaser of billboard advertising space

Bans Recently (within approximately 10 years) Lifted:
- Auto dealerships open on Sundays
- Radar detectors

Curiously Not Banned:
- Riding a motorcycle without a helmet
----------Seat belts, yes! Helmets, no!

-An open container of alcohol in a car

-Civil unions

Things that Should be Banned, but Are Not:

- Speedo's on the beach if you're male
- Wearing a blue tooth headset in public

Connecticut: Super-nanny of the nanny states.

Note: For some reason the formatting on this post is terrible. I tried, but the software would not let me fix it. I had to use these ridiculous dashes instead of bullets, and the spacing is all screwed up.