Massachusetts moves to further restrict firearms ownership (my title)

NRA Newsflash | 4/23/07

[pabianice]

Could Chapter 180, Part II Be Heading to Massachusetts?

Recently, the Joint Committee on Public Safety Homeland Security released a report entitled "Illegal Gun Trafficking and Violence: Creating Smart Strategies to Combat Gun Violence among Youth in the Commonwealth." This report essentially recommends Chapter 180 Part II!

If you don't remember, Chapter 180 of the Acts of 1998 created some of the most confusing and ill-advised set of gun laws in the country. The vast majority of those new laws attacked lawful gun owners and did little, if anything, to address violent crime.

The bulk of the recommendations in this report ignore the lessons that should have been learned from previous attacks on lawful gun owners. With this report, we had hoped to be presented with some innovative ways to combat the criminal element on our streets. Instead we have been presented with more attacks on lawful citizens. One recommendation actually suggests that, "... State Police be assigned the duty of making periodic checks of registered guns." Imagine the day when law enforcement can come to your homes to take inventory of your private property! Other recommendations include banning .50 caliber rifles, and limiting your ability to purchase firearms.

Please read what the Committee is putting forth and prepare yourselves for the fight that lies ahead. To view the full report, please click here. Please contact your State Representative and your State Senator respectfully and urge him or her to oppose the misguided attempt at curbing crime.

[pabianice]

Part 1 of the Worst in the Nation Punative Gun Laws of 1998

[Diogenesis]

The city of Boston is now a target-rich crime-zone
where rape and murder happen continually, ignored by the verbally-challenged Mayor.

This should expand the radius of this target-rich crime-zone to, at least, route 495.

[FOL(iberty)]

You should encourage your legislators to respond to more gun violence as they do to more promiscuity: more education in proper methods and free prophylactic devices (read “handguns”) to prevent unwanted rapes/muggings/murders. Sex ed and free condoms has,after all, solved the problems of promiscuity and pregnancy...

[Grut]

I would dearly love to see the NRA supplement those Massachusetts border signs that warn of their gun law penalties with signs of its own, reading:

" WELCOME TO MASSACHUSETTS!

WATCH YOUR STEP - ENJOY YOUR STAY!"

Of course, they won't, being ladylike and refined.

[Dick Vomer]

they can't even lock up the real criminals... the Massachusettes and Greater Boston donut munchers can't even find or serve the current outstanding warrants. I actually hope that they confiscate all the guns in Mass. that way the criminals will have a safe haven away from Texas.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***The city of Boston is now a target-rich crime-zone
where rape and murder happen continually, ignored by the verbally-challenged Mayor.***

I am reminded of several cities that exerienced horrible murders committed without guns. The Mayors of those cities said they would fight that crime wave with.....MORE GUN LAWS.