Baker Signs ‘Red Flag’ Gun Control Law Over Gun Owner Objections

Baker Signs ‘Red Flag’ Gun Control Law Over Gun Owner Objections

By Colin A. Young
State House News Service

With a raft of advocates and lawmakers huddled around the desk in his ceremonial office, Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday signed a law to allow family members to petition the courts to suspend gun ownership rights of someone they believe to be a danger.

Guilty State Troopers Should Lose Their Pension, Governor Says
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Guilty State Troopers Should Lose Their Pension, Governor Says

State House News Service

By Andy Metzger and Chris Triunfo 
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

If State Police stole from the public till by committing overtime fraud, they should be denied a pension, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Monday, reacting to the arrest of three current and former State Police officials last week.

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