NRA has right to lobby, Longmeadow has right to ignore it

[gejohnston]

8. some of the comments are interesting

funglejunk
I have yet to see Masslive correctly report the 3 proposed bylaws. If you read the proposed petitions from the Town of Longmeadow's website, you will find that one of the bylaws would make it a finable offense for anyone, even with a legal LTC, to possess any firearm on any town property. Roads are town property... See the full proposed bylaw below as it will appear on the ballot.



"ARTICLE 29. Citizen Petition To see if the Town will vote to accept a bylaw for gun control on town property that reads, whoever possesses a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in any building owned by the Town, or on recreation area, conservation area, or other grounds owned by the Town, shall pay a fine of $300. The terms “firearm,” “rifle,” and “shotgun” shall have the meanings found in Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 140, section 121, or take any other action relative thereto. This proposed bylaw would prohibit anyone from possessing a firearm (defined under state law as a pistol, revolver, or similar weapon), rifle, or shotgun in a town building or on town property."

shapiroeric 1 hour ago
The by-law actually states all town owned property....that includes roads, sidewalks, and the tree line in front of your house....is that reasonable?...How about off duty law enforcement? No guns for them either......The term assault weapon is ambiguous and if you took the time to actually research what the definition of an assault weapon is under Federal law, which the by law defers to, you would see it's rather ridiculous to fine someone for the possession of one....if you also did some research on the current state laws regarding gun permits you would know that we already "register" our guns when we buy one thru MIRCS....

I'm sure the good citizens of Longmeadow will be happy to pay more taxes for a secure computer network for the by-law as well as fund to fight the numerous lawsuits that will certainly take place if these are passed....or should we just cut funds from education to pay for all this? All on the name of safety, right? All the bad guys are certain to stay out of Longmeadow with these new rules....lots of firearm crime going on in this town....