After two years of negotiations, the bill on the Governor’s desk has become a bill about improving gun safety–as opposed to a bill about taking away guns or making it harder to legally own guns.
Gun Violence
Update on the Gun Bill
Yesterday, the Senate took up its version of the gun bill and moved it on to a conference committee with the House. The draft is about keeping guns out of the wrong hands and protecting against the harms of gun violence.
Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Gun Violence
From the Senate President’s office: the Senate on Thursday passed legislation to reduce the impact and prevalence of gun violence in Massachusetts, including stricter background checks, enhanced penalties, new gun-related crimes, increased protections in schools, and other provisions designed to overall ensure a safer Commonwealth.
H4121 Gun Control Legislation
Will, Can you tell us where you stand on this bill? It’s a house bill but DeLeo is trying to push it through as fast as possible. If you are in favor of this bill, please explain how you think the various provisions will help over and above the laws we already have. Thanks.
Gun Buyback
For information about the new gun buyback program in Belmont, please click here. If you have details on buyback programs in other communities, please feel free to add them as comments to this topic.
The pepper spray bill.
Will, There’s a bill in the house that would allow any adult to buy pepper spray without the need for a license. It has received favorable approval from many but is now languishing in the Ways & Means committee and, from what I’ve heard, is being tied to another bill. Given how quickly the legislature …