Difference between revisions of "Initiatives:Gun Control"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (11 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
=== News === | === News === | ||
* The Berkshire Eagle: [http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/healeys-2016-crackdown-on-copycat-assault-weapons-took-those-firearms-off-market,533426 Healey's 2016 crackdown on copycat assault weapons took those firearms off market], by Heather Bellow (Feb 28, 2018) | |||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/01/06/lexington/UssBP2j5l3jMlvEUueg7WI/story.html Police seize weapons from man facing civil rights charges in Lexington], by Travis Andersen (Jan 6, 2017) | |||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20170106/nazi-helmet-weapons-found-in-robert-ivarsons-lexington-home Nazi helmet, weapons found in Robert Ivarson's Lexington home], by Julie Lonchich/WCVB (Jan 6, 2017) | |||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20170106/da-thousands-of-bullets-dozens-of-guns-and-nazi-helmet-found-in-ivarsons-lexington-home DA: Thousands of bullets, dozens of guns, and a Nazi helmet found in Ivarson's Lexington home], by Al Gentile (Jan 6, 2017) | |||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/01/03/man-arraigned-for-civil-rights-violations-lexington/pT6awMPVURnnKqaHyS2EVP/story.html Man arraigned for civil rights violations in Lexington], by Travis Andersen (Jan 4, 2017) | |||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20170103/lexington-man-arrested-for-hate-crime-with-banana-peels Lexington man arrested for hate crime with banana peels], by Al Gentile (Jan 3, 2017) | |||
* Mass Live: [http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/copycat_weapon_crackdown_mass.htm 'Copycat' weapon crackdown: Mass. House Speaker Robert DeLeo says Attorney General Maura Healey's assault weapons move likely heading to court], by Gintautas Dumcius (July 30, 2016) | |||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/07/30/faces-sexist-antigay-slurs-after-imposing-gun-ban/5yz8YB5iI8JdpnEGqDw7bN/story.html AG faces sexist, antigay slurs after imposing gun ban], by Yvonne Abraham (July 30, 2016) | |||
* Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/07/20/the-loophole-mass-assault-weapons-ban/eEvOBklTriWcGznmXqSpYM/story.html The loophole in the Mass. assault weapons ban], by Maura Healey (July 20, 2016) | |||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/news/20160708/lexington-selectmen-start-planning-townwide-conversation-on-gun-control Lexington Selectmen start planning townwide conversation on gun control], by Al Gentile (July 8, 2016) | |||
* 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/2016/01/05/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/2016/04/07/lexington-sends-message-lawmakers-strengthen-gun-laws/FnNNVYJuDiZOvXDPphFnfM/story.html Lexington sends message to lawmakers: Strengthen gun laws], by Ellen Ishkanian (Apr 7, 2016) | * Boston Globe: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/04/07/lexington-sends-message-lawmakers-strengthen-gun-laws/FnNNVYJuDiZOvXDPphFnfM/story.html Lexington sends message to lawmakers: Strengthen gun laws], by Ellen Ishkanian (Apr 7, 2016) | ||
| Line 13: | Line 23: | ||
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
* State Sen. Will Brownsberger's blog: [http://willbrownsberger.com/criminal-justice-reform-background-data/ Criminal Justice Reform — Statistics Collection] | |||
* FBI: [https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment#Executive 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment] | |||
=== Reports & Investigative Reporting === | === Reports & Investigative Reporting === | ||
* WGBH: [https://news.wgbh.org/2018/03/21/tough-2014-mass-gun-law-has-had-little-effect-state-study-finds Tough 2014 Mass. Gun Law Has Had Little Effect, A State Study Finds], by David S. Bernstein (Mar 21, 2018) | |||
** MA EOPSS: [[Media:Massachusetts-Gun-Violence-Reduction-Report.pdf|An Assessment of the Implementation of the Act Relative to the Reduction in Gun Violence]], by Jack McDevitt, Janice Iwama (Oct 27, 2017) | |||
* Washington Post: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/03/02/the-best-available-evidence-suggests-nra-backed-gun-policies-are-making-crime-worse/ The best available evidence suggests NRA-backed gun policies are making crime worse], by Christopher Ingraham (Mar 2, 2018) | |||
* GQ: [http://www.gq.com/story/inside-federal-bureau-of-way-too-many-guns Inside the Federal Bureau Of Way Too Many Guns], by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Aug 30, 2016) | |||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20160313/NEWS/160318003 Gun license approval no simple task for Taunton police], by Charles Winokoor (Mar 13, 2016) | * Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20160313/NEWS/160318003 Gun license approval no simple task for Taunton police], by Charles Winokoor (Mar 13, 2016) | ||
* Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20160312/NEWS/160318041 State tracks gun sales, not owners], by Al Gentile (Mar 12, 2016) | * Lexington Minuteman: [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/article/20160312/NEWS/160318041 State tracks gun sales, not owners], by Al Gentile (Mar 12, 2016) | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, 22 March 2018
| Issues and Initiatives |
|---|
| Schools |
| The Black Experience at Lexington High |
| School Start Times |
| School Construction |
| Construction Costs |
| School Lunch |
| Urban Design |
| Center Streetscapes |
| Energy and Environment |
| Net Zero |
| Heat Pumps |
| Plastic Bag Ban |
| Natural Gas Service |
| Solar Panels |
| Local Politics |
| Short Term Rentals |
| Affordable Housing |
| Gun Control |
| Medical Marijuana |
| Right of NonCitizens to Vote |
| Teardowns, Traffic Lights, Water Rates |
| Old Issues |
| Hartwell Anaerobic Digester |
News
- The Berkshire Eagle: Healey's 2016 crackdown on copycat assault weapons took those firearms off market, by Heather Bellow (Feb 28, 2018)
- Boston Globe: Police seize weapons from man facing civil rights charges in Lexington, by Travis Andersen (Jan 6, 2017)
- Lexington Minuteman: Nazi helmet, weapons found in Robert Ivarson's Lexington home, by Julie Lonchich/WCVB (Jan 6, 2017)
- Lexington Minuteman: DA: Thousands of bullets, dozens of guns, and a Nazi helmet found in Ivarson's Lexington home, by Al Gentile (Jan 6, 2017)
- Boston Globe: Man arraigned for civil rights violations in Lexington, by Travis Andersen (Jan 4, 2017)
- Lexington Minuteman: Lexington man arrested for hate crime with banana peels, by Al Gentile (Jan 3, 2017)
- Mass Live: 'Copycat' weapon crackdown: Mass. House Speaker Robert DeLeo says Attorney General Maura Healey's assault weapons move likely heading to court, by Gintautas Dumcius (July 30, 2016)
- Boston Globe: AG faces sexist, antigay slurs after imposing gun ban, by Yvonne Abraham (July 30, 2016)
- Boston Globe: The loophole in the Mass. assault weapons ban, by Maura Healey (July 20, 2016)
- Lexington Minuteman: Lexington Selectmen start planning townwide conversation on gun control, by Al Gentile (July 8, 2016)
- Boston Globe: How tight is gun control in Massachusetts?, by Evan Horowitz (June 13, 2016)
- Boston Globe: Lexington sends message to lawmakers: Strengthen gun laws, by Ellen Ishkanian (Apr 7, 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: Lexington man polls Town Meeting members on proposed gun ban, by Ellen Ishkanian (Mar 14, 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
- State Sen. Will Brownsberger's blog: Criminal Justice Reform — Statistics Collection
- FBI: 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment
Reports & Investigative Reporting
- WGBH: Tough 2014 Mass. Gun Law Has Had Little Effect, A State Study Finds, by David S. Bernstein (Mar 21, 2018)
- MA EOPSS: An Assessment of the Implementation of the Act Relative to the Reduction in Gun Violence, by Jack McDevitt, Janice Iwama (Oct 27, 2017)
- Washington Post: The best available evidence suggests NRA-backed gun policies are making crime worse, by Christopher Ingraham (Mar 2, 2018)
- GQ: Inside the Federal Bureau Of Way Too Many Guns, by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Aug 30, 2016)
- 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.lexforliberty.org - advocacy in favor of gun ownership