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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Large-Capacity Gun Permits Soar in Watertown

See how many gun permits were issued in Watertown over the past five years.

The Beretta 92 pistol. The SPAS-12 shotgun. These are examples of the types of large-capacity firearms for which permits have increased 22 percent in Watertown since 2008, according to state records. Ownership permits for smaller-capacity firearms have moderately fluctuated. 'Large-capacity' firearms are defined by the state of Massachusetts as semi-automatic handguns or rifles with the capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition in their magazines and shotguns capable of having more than five shells. The numbers have emerged as state and federal officials have recently proposed new gun restrictions, and imposed others, in the wake of the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. WATERTOWN LEGAL GUN OWNERSHIP RATES …

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Steven Cavaretta

11:07 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013

More Democrats off each other, right GB? Shooting broke out between two people on the campus of Lone Star College near Houston on Tuesday and there were three injuries, including one of the shooters, police and a school spokesman said   more ›

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Is Now the Time to Talk Gun Control?

Does the massacre at Newtown, Conn., signal the need for a political debate on gun regulations?

Before officials had even held their first press conference Friday, Facebook was abuzz with status updates about the Newtown, Conn., massacre. The statuses were split between those sending their condolences and those asking if the country would finally deal with the issue of gun control. Some fought back, asking for respect and mourning before political debate began. Others remained fierce in their belief that stricter gun control regulations would have prevented such a mass killing, saying the victims were shot multiple times and with semi-automatic weapons, according to Fox News. The guns were not illegal and were, in fact, owned by the shooter's mother. Among them were a semi-automatic .223 caliber bushmaster rifle and two handguns. …

barbara r

3:54 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012

Give everyone who wants a gun a musket, three balls, and a pouch of powder. That should satisfy the Original Intentioners like Scalia and the Tea Party and those who stand by and let their reading of the Second Amendment go unchallenged. End the hypocrisy. One machine gun is too many, but "only" 12 a year? Unlimited ammo and huge kits? Outrageous.   more ›

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