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Hearing sought on high-powered gun ban
March 1, 2006
City Council President Michael F. Flaherty plans to ask the council today to hold a public hearing on banning a high-powered handgun that fires rounds capable of penetrating some kinds of body armor. Police warned officers about the FN Five-Seven after it was used in at least two street shootings last month. US Representative Martin T. Meehan and state Senator Jarrett T. Barrios have also condemned the gun. Barrios said he intended to introduce legislation to outlaw the gun in the Bay State because he said only its large magazine keeps it from being sold here.
Antigun billboard to feature new message
City officials and Stop Handgun Violence will unveil a new antigun message today on a big billboard along the Massachusetts Turnpike. The billboard will criticize the gun laws of states such as New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, saying that they and 29 other states allow private owners to sell guns without criminal background checks of buyers, contributing to gun trafficking and crime in Massachusetts. Meanwhile, a local youth ministry is calling on parents and businesses to participate in a new gun buyback program. Members of Youth In Crisis Ministries sent letters this week to dozens of churches and local businesses, asking them to donate vouchers to those who turn in guns. Unlike other buyback programs, the program is aimed more toward parents than to youth, said the Rev. Shaun Harrison, the organization's executive director.