STATE HOUSE — Though legislation to strip Attorney General Maura Healey of her power to regulate firearms — filed in response to her heightened enforcement of the state's assault weapons ban — did not gain traction in the final days of formal legislative sessions this summer, at least one lawmaker is ready to renew the push next year.
In a letter seeking support for his re-election bid, Westfield Republican Sen. Donald Humason wrote to members of the Gun Owners Action League that he intends to re-file a bill that would remove the attorney general's authority to regulate gun sales and repeal her recent crackdown on so-called "copycat" assault weapons.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Tuesday's vice presidential debate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will step into a role that has become all too familiar during his time as Donald Trump's running mate: clean-up duty.
It was Pence, a mild-mannered Midwesterner with strong conservative credentials, who tried to soften Trump's criticism of a military family and toughen the businessman's stance on Russia. When Trump waffled over endorsing House Speaker Paul Ryan in his August primary, Pence weighed in with a solid vote of confidence in his former congressional colleague.
