In yet another Massachusetts town, further gun controls are rejected
Two months back, it was Lexington:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172189304
Yesterday, it was Longmeadow's turn, previously discussed at:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172190855
It turned out even less well for the controllers than it did in Lexington:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/longmeadow_town_meeting_defeat.html
Longmeadow residents defeat controversial gun control initiatives in Town Meeting
LONGMEADOW — Longmeadow residents defeated three proposals for increased gun control bylaws with overwhelming majorities in a Town Meeting that also rejected a 20 mile per hour speed limit, and designated Wolf Swamp fields as a recreation space.
For more than an hour, nearly 1,000 residents who attended Town Meeting Tuesday night debated the three citizen-led initiatives to impose bylaws that would have imposed $300 fines for carrying guns in public buildings, possessing an assault weapon and required gun owners to register their weapons with the police department...
...All three bylaw proposals failed by an overwhelming majority.
One report said the vote was 950 to 30. Heh!
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