“The safety of Boston’s residents and visitors is a top priority, and I am proud to sign this ordinance banning replica handguns in public spaces which will help us in our larger mission of raising community awareness and engagement to remove replica firearms from the hands of our youth,” said Boston mayor Martin Walsh.
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How Often Does a Cop’s Badge Go to his Head?
Updated: October 15, 2015How often does a cop’s badge to to his head?
Will Obama Try to Bypass Congress to Enact Universal Background Checks?
Updated: October 9, 2015Will Obama Try to Bypass Congress to Enact Universal Background Checks?
Video Shows U.S. Marshal Pointing Gun at Bystander: Was it Warranted?
Updated: October 1, 2015Did a U.S. Marshal go too far when he pointed his gun at a man with a camera phone?
Where Do You Draw the Line on the Personal Ownership of Weapons?
Updated: September 29, 2015Where do you draw the line on the personal ownership of weapons? Is an AR-15 where it stops? How about a handgun? What about a flamethrower?
How Gun Laws Killed San Francisco’s Last Gun Store
Updated: September 24, 2015“A gun store in San Francisco, it’s not something I’m particularly concerned about,” Farrell added. “I’m first and foremost, and way more than the existence of a gun store, concerned about the public safety of our residents. And if one has to trump the other, I am completely comfortable with that.”
Man Will Not Get Back His Confiscated M1 Carbine, It’s An ‘Illegal Assault Firearm,’ Rules NJ Court
Updated: September 23, 2015A New Jersey court ruled that “the M-1 carbine is an illegal weapon and is therefore improper to possess.”
Family Services Takes Children Because Concealed Carrying Foster Parents Don’t Exercise ‘Good Judgment’
Updated: September 4, 2015A Las Vegas family was split apart after the Department of Family Services decided a pair of concealed carrying foster parents weren’t fit to be around children.
Gun-Control Group Encourages Citizens to Call Police on Open, Concealed Carriers — Going Too Far?
Updated: September 2, 2015“If you see someone carrying a firearm in public—openly or concealed—and have ANY doubts about their intent, call 911 immediately and ask police to come to the scene,” says the CSGV on its Facebook page.
Criticism Of Georgia Police Who Responded to Wrong Home, Shot Unarmed Man is ‘Just Unfair,’ Officials Say
Updated: September 1, 2015DeKalb County police officers responded to the wrong home Monday and shot an unarmed man, killed his dog, and wounded one of their own brothers in blue. But according to local officials, criticism of the event is “just unfair.”