Large-Capacity Gun Permits Soar in Acton
See how many gun permits were issued in Acton over the past four years.
The Beretta 92 pistol. The SPAS-12 shotgun. These are examples of the types of large-capacity firearms for which permits have increased 30 percent in Acton 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. ACTON LEGAL GUN OWNERSHIP RATES Since 2008, the number of…
Ryan Grannan-Doll
4:32 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Rt2A, Thanks for reading Acton Patch. You caught a smal oversight on our part, for which we applaud you! We have amended that the story to say smaller-capacity firearms remain unchanged, which is what we meant to say. As for renewals, the data is for current licenses, regardless of whether they were issued years ago and later renewed. In the end, readers are most interested to hear the total … more ›