Most adults living in Massachusetts can legally own a firearm if they want to do so. The process to obtain a license to own a gun is local and logical.
A hard-working cab driver in New Bedford, Massachusetts is alive today because he had a handgun and he knew how to use it when he was allegedly attacked.
Gov. Deval Patrick is renewing pressure on state lawmakers to pass a bill placing further restrictions on access to guns in the wake of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.