I have recently received a number of emails in the form below urging supporting of key animal protection bills. I feel strongly about animal protection issues and I am already a cosponsor of all these bills! ——————– I am writing to ask that you co-sponsor these key animal protection bills this session: Farm Animal Confinement …
Justice
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A Conversation on Gun Safety
Join in a conversation on gun safety taking place on Thursday, February 7, 6:45-8:45pm at the Watertown Library in the Watertown Savings Bank Meeting room. Speakers will include Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau, State Representative Jon Hecht, and Senator Brownsberger. The conversation will address such questions as: How can we make our town, state, and …
Sign Up for the Do Not Call List
If you are tired of receiving phone calls from telemarketers, you have the option of signing up for do not call registries at both the national and state level. You can sign up for the National Do Not Call Registry here. You can also sign up for the Massachusetts Do Not Call Program here. You …
How Bad Is It?
First — an editorial comment that this thread contains some of the most insightful and well thought-out commentary, both pro and con. I’m reduced to “yeah…..what they said!”. Will – you are blessed/cursed with a well-educated, well-spoken electorate. My $.02 : I’d like to make sure we’re all aware of the magnitude of the gun …
A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence
This article from the Journal of the American Medical Association offers food for thought! It compares the elements of strategy against gun violence to strategies used against other public health threats.
Gun control packages filed
Rep. David Linsky has filed his gun control package. He did a lot of listening to get to the point of filing his bill, which does respond to a number of the ideas discussed in this forum. Senator Creem, also a long time gun control advocate, has also filed a full package, as has Governor …