Mass. town votes to allow guns in public buildings
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Mass. town votes to allow guns in public buildings
"My firearm is my equalizer. My life matters, and I refuse to be a victim,"
"For you to deny my personal and my constitutional civil rights because of your fear of firearms, that's on you. I am not a threat,"
"Law-abiding citizens are not the problem."
"We feel that the fact that the library is filled with children almost all the time, it makes it unsafe for them to have people wandering around with weapons on them,"
"political violence against tyrannical leaders may be necessary to restore our democracy here in the United States of America."
Charlton residents voted 481 to 161 to exempt the town from a Massachusetts law that bars firearms in municipal buildings, after a citizen’s petition prompted the measure. A prior version of the proposal failed by four votes in October. State law allows fines up to $1,000 and up to two-and-a-half years in jail for carrying in prohibited areas, but towns can exclude municipal buildings. The exemption does not apply to schools. The petition filer said she carries where legal and called her firearm an equalizer. Library trustees opposed the change, citing children’s safety.
Read at Boston.com
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