NRA has right to lobby, Longmeadow has right to ignore it [View all]

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The National Rifle Association has a right to campaign against proposed bylaws that will tighten gun controls in Longmeadow.

The town has a right to ignore the single-issue, deep-pocketed and politically charged national lobbying organization and take reasonable measures as it sees fit.

The word "reasonable" sticks in the craw of NRA members, some of whom haven't seen a gun control law yet that they'd consider reasonable. The organization's statement on the Longmeadow proposals declared them "unreasonable restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.''

The restrictions call for a $300 fine imposed on anyone possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun in town-owned buildings or on recreation property. Gun owners would be required to provide the police department with descriptions (including the serial number, make, model, and caliber) of each firearm, rifle, or shotgun they own.

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