Large-Capacity Gun Permits Soar in Sudbury
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The Beretta 92 pistol. The SPAS-12 shotgun. These are examples of the types of large-capacity firearms for which permits have increased 40 percent in Sudbury since 2008, according to state records. Ownership permits for smaller-capacity firearms are unchanged. "Large-capacity" firearms are defined by the state of Massachusetts as semi-automatic handguns or rifles with the capacity of more than 10 ammunition rounds in their magazines and shotguns capable of having more than five shells. The numbers have emerged as state and federal officials have recently proposed new gun restrictions, and imposed others, in the wake of the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. SUDBURY LEGAL GUN OWNERSHIP RATES Since 2008, the …
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7:24 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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