Senator Warren and Mayor Menino Discuss Gun Violence Prevention
Warren is sponsoring three bills that would support gun control reform, a gun buyer background check, and making gun trafficking a federal crime.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Senator Elizabeth Warren discussed gun violence prevention on Friday, championing reforms including a criminal background check on anyone buying a gun in the country. "Now is the time to turn words into actions, to line up supporters and to mobilize all Americans behind common sense gun reform," Menino said after walking to the podium with a cane at the Parkman House. Menino joked with Warren, calling her the "senior" senator of Massachusetts, then turned serious about three major points key to gun violence prevention: Warren said she's sponsored three bills being unveiled next week that support those three points. Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY, is filing the Fix Gun Checks Act to close the gap in current …
electtomdooley
4:14 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
A novice can empty an 8 round clip firing a 22 bolt-action rifle from a prone position in 30 seconds with time to replace the clip. The problem is young men using prescribed mind altering drugs. In Canada guns are legal, but not if there is someone in the home that is mentally disturbed. Menino should rather focus ending busing, which costs $100 million per year. more ›