How Many Licensed Gun Owners Are in Peabody?
With substantive gun control proposals now at both the federal and state levels, you may be wondering what the situation on the ground is in the Tanner City.
In light of the reinvigorated debate on gun control and substantive proposals at both the federal and state levels from President Barack Obama and Gov. Deval Patrick this week, you may be curious how many licensed gun owners there actually are in Peabody. According to some basic state data, between 2008 and 2012, about 3 percent of Peabody residents are licensed to carry large capacity weapons, i.e. semiautomatic guns. That's 1,688 licenses. A notable difference between Peabody and many other cities and towns in Massachusetts is that no one held a machine gun permit in the Tanner City. It is lawful in Massachusetts to obtain a license (Class 3) for a fully automatic weapon, but a person has to either be a state certified firearms …
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James H Cavanaugh
8:49 pm on Saturday, January 19, 2013
Yeah but driving a car is a PRIVILIGE not a right. I don't fly so I cannot respond about the TSA. Chicago is the wild west and all their restrictions aren't keeping the gang bangers from having weaponry, only the law abiding. Peabody may not be the wild west but we still should have the right to protect our lives and property without a lot of harassment when someone does so. The police can't be … more ›