Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Representative David Linsky’s bill to further regulate the licensing, sale and possession of firearms and increase the sales tax on firearms and ammunition was the hot topic at Monday’s gun violence discussion in Foxborough.
Editor’s note: This is Part I of an ongoing series that examines the issue of gun violence in Massachusetts and Representative Linsky’s proposed bill. Area legislators agreed during a discussion on gun violence in Foxborough Monday that firearm-related deaths in Massachusetts – and the United States – is a significant problem that requires more than one solution to effectively address. The two-hour discussion, which was sponsored by the Foxborough Democratic Town Committee, centered on State Representative David Linsky’s (D-Natick) proposed bill - H 3253 - to further regulate the licensing, sale and possession of firearms and increase the tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition in an act to reduce gun violence and to protect the …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Local veterans and active duty soldiers celebrated Veterans Day Friday.
Veterans living at the Natick Whitney Place Assisted Living Residences gathered Friday morning with active duty soldiers from the Natick Labs to raise a flag that had flown over Afghanistan. The flag that was raised had flown over Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. In attendance at the ceremony was state Rep. David Linsky, D-Natick, who spoke about how all American veterans and service members were heroes to him. "Thankfully the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down and our men and women are coming home," Linsky said. "But they are coming home with needs and we have an obligation as a country to make sure all of their needs are met." One of the veterans living at Whitney Place is …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Your State Rep., David Linsky, will be in town today holding office hours and meeting with local residents.
1. State Rep. David Linsky will be in town today to hear your questions and address your concerns at his office hours. He will be at the Senior Center at 90 Oak Street at 9:30 a.m. today. 2. We took some photos at Natick Days on Saturday of local residents enjoying the celebration of their town. Did you take any photos you want your neighbors to see? Just click the upload button you will see below the photos. 3. The Morse Institute Library's Bookmobile will be bringing books to your neighborhood today making stops at Fiske Street, Columbia Avenue and Buckingham Road. Click the links for more details. 4. Is your child interested in joining the Girl Scouts? The organization will be holding signups at the Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School…
Rocco Giuliano
1:34 pm on Sunday, March 24, 2013
"Having one standard of the issuance of all gun licenses, giving local police chiefs the ability to evaluate all aspects of an application for a gun license." Good idea, as long as it's on a SHALL ISSUE and ALL LAWFUL PURPOSES basis. "Requires all applicants for gun licenses and FID cards to sign a waiver of mental health records for review to be destroyed after decision." A nonstarter. This will… more ›