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Charlie is the lessor of the evils, don't want a democrat and Lively is so far right he is off the page. Just my opinion
Charlie is the lessor of the evils, don't want a democrat and Lively is so far right he is off the page. Just my opinion
Ghuntsa KanackhaScott Lively in the primary. If Tall Deval makes it then I vote for the funniest name I can think of.
To many words, here is a simplified version:Bob Massie, he's the man who will outlaw dangerous guns. So what does that leave?
As Governor I will:
- Outlaw dangerous guns and prohibit the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic guns for civilian use.
- Prohibit the sale of 50 caliber guns and ammo.
- Tighten practices around sales and ownership.
- Expand background checks to private gun transfers and ammunition sales.
- Require all guns to be registered and gun owners fingerprinted.
- Establish waiting periods between sale and take-home.
- Prohibit the sale of online ammunition and
increase minimum penalties for illegal firearm possession.
- Support HR 3610 Extreme Risk Protective Orders to ensure family and household members safety (similar to “red flag” provisions elsewhere).
- Make Massachusetts a “No Open Carry” state (current law prevents open carry only of long guns).
- Make Massachusetts a Point-of-Contact (POC) state to improve the process of pre-sale checks.
- Limit the number of handguns a person can purchase in a 30-day period.
- Share mental health and substance abuse records as part of the gun background check process.
- Expand treatment for the mentally ill.
- Ensure people suffering from mental illness with a history of violent behavior get proper treatment and that their condition is properly reported to and recorded in a database used in gun background checks.
- Work with gun manufacturers to implement gun safety measures.
- Require guns to micro-stamp each bullet.
- Implement “smart gun” safety technology.
- Defend recent gun safety measures now facing court challenges.
- Apply assault weapons ban to copycat arms.
- Prohibit ownership and sales of bump stocks, trigger cranks, and other devices that increase firing speeds.