Often thought of as one of the states with the strictest firearms laws. the Sig Sauer MCX, the gun in the video below, is legal, along with dozens of similar models, for sale in the state of Massachusetts. Some require modification such as welding folding stock hinges, but the modifications are simple and do nothing…
New Hapshire firearms manufacturer has begun marketing their trigger module, the only part of a gun that is required to be registered in Massachusetts, as the plaform for buyers to use to construct a customized firearm. No other parts or components require a firearms license to purchase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkirI0MugxE
It’s become a somber American tradition. A mass shooting ends lives and devastates communities. New laws are proposed, with well-worn debates over guns and mental illness. Sometimes they pass; most times they do not. This year, following the Lewiston shooting, which killed 18 and injured more than a dozen, it’s Maine’s turn to participate in…
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced the launch of the office’s gun violence prevention unit Thursday, which she said will aggressively enforce the state’s gun laws and consumer protection statute, as well as defend those laws from ongoing and potential legal challenges. “As senseless acts of gun violence continue to terrorize and harm children, families, and communities…
Millions of Americans may have asked themselves these questions, or versions of them—especially in the wake of horrific mass shootings like those in Buffalo and Uvalde. Record-breaking spikes in gun sales over the last two years, alongside surveys indicating that self-protection continues to be the dominant reason for buying guns, underscore a widely-held belief that a gun in…
This is where it gets complicated. Technically the answer is yes and no, depending on when the weapon was manufactured, what it is and when you bought it. GBH News interviewed Michaela Dunne, the deputy commissioner at the Massachusetts’ Department of Criminal Justice Information Services. The Firearms Records Bureau falls under her agency, and that…
The bean bag round consists of a small fabric "pillow" filled with #9 lead shot weighing about 40 grams (1.4 oz). It is fired from a normal 12-gauge shotgun. When fired, the bag is expelled at around 70 to 90 metres per second (230 to 300 ft/s); it spreads out in flight and distributes its impact over about 6 square…
* The transaction data above includes only sales and transfers of handguns, rifles, shotguns, or machine guns by licensed Massachusetts firearms dealers to individuals who have a valid Massachusetts firearms license, and reported to the Firearms Records Bureau via the Massachusetts Instant Record Check System (MIRCS) or paper firearms transfer (FA10) forms. *The transaction data…
"The mass shootings we hear about on the news are just the tip of the iceberg of gun violence in the U.S.," said Jonathan Jay, a professor at Boston University's School of Public Health. "Any time you see that level of mortality and injuries and the burden of trauma, you are looking at a public…
The photo above is of a trigger module from a semiautomatic pistol. In the state of Massachusetts this is classified as a gun. All other parts or modules are considered just that - "parts" and "modules" and as such are not subject to registration laws in the state. What this means is that once you…
The Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee will be holding public hearings on Tuesday, November 28th on a series of long awaited gun bills. Firearms legislation has become a top priority legislative item in many communities throughout the state. Testimonies expected on 56 different gun related bills. Testimonies are expected for 56 different gun related bills.…
This very recent and very unusual book caught my eye ( 2023, Grove Press). Two things stood out right away. The book includes many photographs of the places where mass shootings have taken place. We have heard of all of them. The photos are without people, in black and white and very stark. Under each photo…
CBS NEWS BOSTON LITTLETON - Confusion turned to anger at a Littleton Select Board meeting Wednesday night over a cluster of gun dealers inside an old mill building. "Why? Why are we selling them here?" Megan Rank questioned the Select Board. Rank is one of many parents and residents who are worried about the cluster…