Born, raised and educated in Wethersfield, CT, Mr. Peruta enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and participated in combat operations while serving in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. Upon his discharge, he has worked as Wethersfield Police Dispatcher and Police Officer. As a vocal member of society, Mr. Peruta is no stranger to government policies, regulations, and red tape. In the mid 1970s Mr. Peruta’s interests turned to NEWS and POLITICS which led him to become involved in local, state, and federal issues which caused him to form American News and Information Services, a news gathering organization. Mr. Peruta has on several occasions assisted attorneys in obtaining public information and performed as a legal investigator on a variety of cases. In 1991, American News expanded to Cable Television productions on the Cox Communications system where he produced a variety of live and taped telephone call-in programs. Mr. Peruta’s involvement in Second Amendment issues began in the summer of 2007 though his involvement in several firearm-related cases in the state of Connecticut. Since 2007, Mr. Peruta has been associated with Attorney Rachel M. Baird in Torrington, Connecticut where he currently serves as a Legal Investigator for Attorney Baird. In addition to his work in Connecticut, Mr. Peruta is a plaintiff in the case of Peruta v. San Diego which arose from a denial of his application to obtain a Concealed Carry Permit from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Mr. Peruta in response to the denial, filed a federal cause of action alleging Second Amendment violations against San Diego County based on unconstitutional restrictions imposed on his right to carry outside the home for self defense. On February 13, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in a landmark decision that Mr. Peruta (and Californians) do not need to show ‘good cause’ in making application for permits, effectively forcing California counties to become “shall issue” instead of “may issue” jurisdictions.
First 355 pages of released Text Messages Second 2,331 pages of released Text Messages Decision on the motion to dismiss Chief Cetran’s lawsuit General Letter 2009-2 regarding electronic messages Request for Public Records Review Town Manager Evan’s Resignation letter (how outrageous)
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