That being the case, them why should citizens obey the law?

Nope, no surprise there.

Sanctuary cities, non enforcement of marijuana laws, etc..etc..

If they can pick and choose what law to enforce, the people should have the same ability.

After all their is the "equal protection clause" in the Bill of Rights..

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

It takes very little to upset the balance that is supposed to be struck by being "a nation of laws not men".

And it takes ten fold to right it.

I think they could care less 'in general' that it isn't being enforced, as enforcement wasn't the primary goal, like with the AWB. Its a desensitization/normalization implement.

I'm sure, however, that there are those who are extremely disappointed that they're not going to see average gun owners getting cuffed and stuffed on the evening news for possessing a rifle of a 50-ish year old design based on 100 year old technology.

Imagine for a minute, the gleeful daily google dumps we'd see if it were being enforced, and how the 'just looking for input" thread would double in size in a month.

It would certainly be refreshing if legislatures and executives thought about that premise when enacting legitimate ore even "feel good" legislation.

Really, no sources? Bullshit-o-meter is going off.

Course, part of the reason that the BS-meter is pinging is because CT law enforcement didn't really give much of a damn about the previous assault weapons ban (The CT state one was in place since the 90s). I don't know why they'd start caring now. The same dynamics are in place. The state legislature doesn't want to spend actual money or effort on a roundup. Even a single Ruby Ridge incident is probably more than state law enforcement or the governor's office wants to take on. There isn't really a "registry" to speak of if they wanted to go out and confiscate rifles.

Cops, especially in the rural areas where gun ownership is prevalent, tend to recruit from a pool of applicants who are disproportionately pro-gun. If you are paying your taxes and aren't hosting rip roaring domestic disputes on Friday nights, they aren't about to kick down doors. Especially so, for that matter, in the Newtown area, which along with neighboring towns is full of wealthy and VERY wealthy people. Local cops in that area are usually on some pretty sweet salaries and pension plans. Like hell they're going to piss off the local electorate by conducting door-to-door SWAT searches of bankers, corporate lawyers, surgeons, and engineers.

by a number of reputable sources.

However, as you appear to acknowledge, this lack of compliance is entirely unsurprising, and any serious attempts at enforcement would be politically very dangerous without demonstrably improving public safety.

Particularly based on some of the lawmaker quotes, the new gun laws appear to have been intentionally designed to make it appear that lawmakers were "doing something" without actually doing anything.

http://cnsnews.com/mrctv-blog/matt-vespa/conn-legislators-plan-no-additional-efforts-enforce-new-gun-laws

http://articles.courant.com/2014-02-10/business/hc-haar-gun-registration-felons-20140210_1_assault-weapons-rifles-gun-registration-law