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* Mass Live: [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/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) | * 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) | ||
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News
- Mass Live: [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: 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
- 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