illegal guns

A 22-year-old New Bedford man arrested last fall on a litany of drug dealing and illegal firearm offenses was sentenced to three to four years in state prison.

Massachusetts is joining a coalition of states that are promising to expand existing efforts to share information on illegal guns and ultimately make progress on gun safety measures.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn says his office continues to place a high priority on locking up people who carry illegal handguns. Quinn says like his predecessor, Sam Sutter, he wants to see those people taken off the streets...