Group Taking On AG Healey, Looking To Zap State’s Stun-Gun Ban

Group Taking On AG Healey, Looking To Zap State’s Stun-Gun Ban

BOSTON — A trio of citizens looking to overturn the commonwealth's ban on personal stun guns is taking the state's most active and vocal firearms enforcement authority figure to federal court — Attorney General Maura Healey.

In their lawsuit filed Wednesday, two Bay State residents and a self-defense activist claim the ban infringes on their Second Amendment right to bear arms and 14th Amendment right to equal protection of the laws.

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Protesters Interrupt, Pull Fire Alarm During Speech at Harvard By Former Pharmaceutical Executive

Matthew McDonald

Martin Shkreli, who vastly increased the price of an AIDS drug, defended his decision and talked about pharmaceutical investing and development — when he was allowed. Protesters interrupted his talk multiple times, and somebody pulled a fire alarm. 

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