BOSTON (AP) - Gun safety advocates in Massachusetts contend further steps are needed in a state acknowledged to already have some of the toughest firearms laws in the country.
A legislative committee heard testimony Wednesday on dozens of gun-related bills filed for the current two-year session. The proposals include barring 3D-printed firearms and so-called “copycat” assault weapons, and requiring all gun owners to carry liability insurance.
Boston Police Commissioner William Gross told lawmakers that “one homicide is too many,” while arguing for a crackdown on illegal trafficking in firearms.
Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts, disputed that current state laws - which include an assault weapons ban - have saved lives or made residents safer.
Instead, he argued they burden law-abiding gun owners with high costs and onerous regulations.
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