One man dead, 2 hurt in apparent robbery attempt(MA)

bostonherald.com ^ | 8 September, 2010 | O’Ryan Johnson, AP

[marktwain]

A Malden man and two apparent robbers traded fire in a pitched close-quarters gunfight just after midnight Tuesday at the man’s home that left one of the suspected stick-up artists dead and the other two men wounded, police and a witness said.

The resident has a license to carry firearms, according to police, who found two men lying in the front yard and the resident sprawled in the back. The incident was an apparent robbery attempt, police said. A spokeswoman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone declined to name any of the men.

She said no charges have been filed in the wake of the gun battle. A witness said the resident was on a side porch shortly after midnight at his Salem Street home with a .38 caliber, long-barrel revolver in his waistband when the shooting happened.

[marktwain]

Not many CCW holders in Massachusetts.

[libertarian27]

On the link I see the picture with the nice motorcycle near the front steps - looks like the robbers wanted to take it for a spin - forever.....

[from occupied ga]

The resident has a license to carry firearms

Mighty rare in the Peoples' Democracy Of Massachusetts

[CabinJohn]

Not as rare as you might think... in Western Massachusetts! In our town, almost 20 per cent of the residents are licensed.

[ladyjane]

Not many in the Boston area. Unless you’re a lawyer or a celebrity you won’t get a permit.

Now Western Mass is a different story.

[ladyjane]

Not many in the Boston area. Unless you’re a lawyer or a celebrity you won’t get a permit.

Now Western Mass is a different story.

[secondamendmentkid]

“Not as rare as you might think... in Western Massachusetts! In our town, almost 20 per cent of the residents are licensed.”

Why do you need a “license” to open carry on your own property? Utterly ridiculous whether you’re in Western MA or Boston! Y’all must be proud to be the eastern version of the People’s Republic of Californica.