Gun Violence

The House and Senate have both now given initial approval to legislation to make it easier to take guns away from people who are a risk of harming themselves or others.

A recent SJC decision is forcing the legislature to replace the current ban on stun guns. We were prepared when the new decision came down.

I’ve received hundreds of emails like the following from folks — mostly from outside the district that I represent, from all over the state and outside the state. As a law-abiding Second Amendment supporter in Massachusetts, I urge you to please support both Senate Bill 1316 and Senate Bill 1326. Both S.1316 and S.1326 seek to […]

Massachusetts has relatively strong gun laws, but there is at least one direction for possible improvement.

This important and urgent legislation is not only about gun safety but is a stepping stone for persons who need to put an end to the abuse they suffer.  A victim that may be reluctant to take steps for their own safety may realize that it is for the safety of their community too that […]

I know you supported this bill but you and your colleagues have just opened Pandora’s Box for anti -gun lobbyists to plow through. By backing this bill which took 4 days to pass your are setting a precedence for the anti-gun lobbyists. Las Vegas was horrible but no one knows what happened yet. But seizing […]