Large-Capacity Gun Permits Climb in Concord
See how many gun permits were issued in Concord 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 more than 28 percent in Concord since 2008, according to state records. Ownership permits for smaller-capacity firearms have remined more or less flat. 'Large-capacity' firearms are defined by the state of Massachusetts as semi-automatic handguns or rifles with the capacity of more than 10 ammunition rounds 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. CONCORD LEGAL GUN …
JB
8:49 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
"Individuals who have been sent to mental health hospitals are prohibited from owning guns unless a doctor issues permission." mmm--what about some people who should have a psychiatric evaluation for extreme anger issues or explosive personality who presently own guns. Point I'm making here is that an absence of any psychiatric history could just mean the gun owner has never been evaluated. How … more ›