Gun Laws Top City Council President's 2013 Goals
Gun control laws are regulated at the state and federal level, but Councillor Stephen Murphy believes the city can effect change, too.
Returning this week to the role of Boston City Council president, after being unanimously elected to the position for 2013, Councillor Stephen Murphy got right down to business, announcing that he plans to take on an assault weapon ban this year. “No sportsman or gun collector needs an assault weapon. There is no sport in using an automatic rifle,” said Murphy, an at-large councillor from Hyde Park. The Boston City Council and Mayor Thomas Menino publicly supported a ban on assault weapons after the Newtown school shooting in December. Gun control laws are regulated at the state and federal levels, but Murphy believes the council can effect change in three ways: Murphy also promised to be actively involved in the rejuvenation of the …
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3:34 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I think that Mayor should stick to running the city, and hopefully not for another term, good god is there anybody else out there! And as far as gun control laws, do you realize that Boston and Brookline are the only two cities that require you to go thru a qualification course, mmm how much is that costing the city? Boston has one of the stricktist gun laws than any other city or town, really it… more ›