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* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/05/how-tight-gun-control-massachusetts/gzmlb8E5lRIJLh0EHl68XL/story.html How tight is gun control in Massachusetts?], by Evan Horowitz (June 13, 2016) | |||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/17/lexington-man-backs-off-proposed-town-ban-assault-weapons/8y9tnikn1w7aERm1RK2JDM/story.html Lexington man backs off proposed town ban on ‘assault weapons’], by Ellen Ishkanian and Jennifer Fenn Lefferts (Mar 17, 2016) | * Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/17/lexington-man-backs-off-proposed-town-ban-assault-weapons/8y9tnikn1w7aERm1RK2JDM/story.html Lexington man backs off proposed town ban on ‘assault weapons’], by Ellen Ishkanian and Jennifer Fenn Lefferts (Mar 17, 2016) | ||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/09/gun-rights-advocates-decry-proposal-ban-semi-automatic-weapons-lexington/IluT5ejbIhwzk2ieWGxK9J/story.html Gun rights advocates decry proposal to ban semi-automatic weapons in Lexington], by Ellen Ishkanian (Mar 9, 2016) | |||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/03/07/proposed-ban-assault-weapons-lexington-stirs-controversy/QXHcD1TcZ1iXmEzVj5KDPM/story.html Lexington debates proposal to ban semi-automatic weapons], by Jennifer Fenn Lefferts (Mar 8, 2016) | |||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/27/gun-licenses-rise-mass-percent-increase-seen/mru1o8yuwM9MiMuG1GRd6O/story.html Gun licenses on the rise in Mass.; 7.8 percent increase seen], by Matt Rocheleau (Jan 27, 2016) | |||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20160104/news/160108811 Robert Rotberg pushes for ban on assault weapons in hometown of Lexington], by Al Gentile (Jan 4, 2016) | * Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20160104/news/160108811 Robert Rotberg pushes for ban on assault weapons in hometown of Lexington], by Al Gentile (Jan 4, 2016) | ||
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News
- Boston Globe: How tight is gun control in Massachusetts?, by Evan Horowitz (June 13, 2016)
- Boston Globe: Lexington man backs off proposed town ban on ‘assault weapons’, by Ellen Ishkanian and Jennifer Fenn Lefferts (Mar 17, 2016)
- Boston Globe: Gun rights advocates decry proposal to ban semi-automatic weapons in Lexington, by Ellen Ishkanian (Mar 9, 2016)
- Boston Globe: Lexington debates proposal to ban semi-automatic weapons, by Jennifer Fenn Lefferts (Mar 8, 2016)
- Boston Globe: Gun licenses on the rise in Mass.; 7.8 percent increase seen, by Matt Rocheleau (Jan 27, 2016)
- Lexington Minuteman: Robert Rotberg pushes for ban on assault weapons in hometown of Lexington, by Al Gentile (Jan 4, 2016)
Links
Reports & Investigative Reporting
- Lexington Minuteman: Gun license approval no simple task for Taunton police, by Charles Winokoor (Mar 13, 2016)
- Lexington Minuteman: State tracks gun sales, not owners, by Al Gentile (Mar 12, 2016)
- Lexington Minuteman: Where do guns used in crimes come from?, by Gerry Tuoti (Mar 12, 2016)
- Lexington Minuteman: States taking action to keep guns out of abusers' hands, by Ryan J. Foley/The Associated Press (Mar 12, 2016)
Advocacy
- http://www.lexparentsadvocacy.org - the Lexington Parents Advocacy Group was set up in November 2014. The group advocates for a solution to the Lexington school overcrowding problem, and is speaking up about other school education matters.