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Globe targets assault rifles, Ayotte in editorial wrap

BOSTON – In a move reminiscent of its one-time parent, the Boston Globe put its editorial opinion front and center Thursday, wrapping the newspaper with a package urging tighter gun controls under a red-letter headline: "Make it stop." The paper's move reflected a Dec. 5 New York

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Democrats line up with Obama on gun order

BOSTON – Several of the state's leading Democrats on Tuesday rushed to back President Barack Obama as he issued an executive order tightening gun controls by beefing up background checks on prospective buyers and imposing new restrictions on sellers. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh traveled to Washington to be one

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Obama moves to expand background checks for gun buyers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama moved Monday to expand background checks to cover more guns sold at gun shows, online and anywhere else, aiming to curb a scourge of gun violence despite unyielding opposition to new gun laws in Congress. Obama's plan to broaden background checks forms the

Connecticut

Connecticut bans gun sales to buyers on no-fly lists

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed Thursday to use an executive order to ban gun sales to those on federal no-fly watch lists. The Democratic governor said state officials are working with the federal government to get access to the lists.