Linsky Files Gun Violence Legislation; Eldridge Supports Passing Stronger Legislation
The bill looks to close loopholes in existing state laws, require mental health background checks, strengthen gun storage requirements and require liability insurance for gun owners.
The following is a press release sent by the office of state Rep. David Linsky, D-Natick. State Rep. David P. Linsky announced today that he has filed “An Act to Reduce Gun Violence and to Protect the Citizens of the Commonwealth,” comprehensive gun violence prevention legislation aimed at closing loopholes in existing state laws, requiring mental health background checks, strengthening gun storage requirements, and requiring liability insurance for gun owners. “This bill is a comprehensive effort to reduce all types of gun violence – murders, intentional shootings, accidental shootings and suicides. There is not one solution to reducing gun violence – we can’t eliminate it – but there are a lot of common-sense steps that we can take …
Rocco Giuliano
12:59 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
"The proposed mental health record waiver is reasonable" Letting cops go on a fishing expedition through mental health records would create a massive disincentive for getting help. The result would be fewer people seeking treatment and an increase in **untreated** mental health issues. more ›