firearms

Two Massachusetts legislators and the Treasurer want to prevent the state workers pension fund from investing in companies that profit from firearms.

Democrat Rep. Bobby Rush of Chicago is the leading advocate for gun control in Congress and he has a long history of criminal behavior and gun violence.

Dick’s Sporting Goods has stopped selling some guns to some people and wants the government to pass laws to support their corporate policy.

When people call the National Rifle Association “murderers” they are calling law-abiding American citizens across our country child killers.

UPDATE: The owner of Churrascaria Novo Mundo says there was an incident in her County Street restaurant Thursday night, but no guns were pulled. Carla Amaral* clarified earlier reports of armed men threatening other individuals, saying a customer she had never seen before was exiting the restaurant when he turned to another diner. "He took a po...

NEW BEDFORD—New Bedford police took four guns and more than 90 grams of cocaine off the streets Tuesday, and made six arrests in three separate cases. A loaded semi-automatic .380 caliber handgun was seized and two arrests were made as part of an investigation into cocaine distribution out of 358 North Front St ...

Dartmouth Police arrested four adults and one juvenile and removed three guns from the street late Thursday evening. At approximately 11:58 p.m., police responded to a report of a large disturbance, possibly involving firearms, at Thai Taste II on State Road...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police conduct a late-month crime sweep in the city, resulting in five arrests. Members of the department's Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau carried out an investigation into street level crimes Friday afternoon, and seized 123 grams of marijuana, $760 in cash, brass knuckles, illegal knives, and two firearms...

A Fall River man will serve five to seven years in state prison following his conviction on firearm charges.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey stepped up gun control in the state Wednesday, sidestepping legislation and issuing a notice to gun shop owners banning the sale of so-called copycat assault rifles. The ban applies to firearms that have been modified to look like AR-15s and AK-47s, but are still legal weapons by Massachusetts standards...