Is There A Middle Ground on Guns That Makes Sense?

Is There A Middle Ground on Guns That Makes Sense?

After the mass shooting two weeks ago that killed 17 at a high school in Parkland, Florida, gun advocate Chris Waltz said the murderer's weapon, a semi-automatic rifle, was not to blame.

"It's not a rifle problem," he said in a recent Associated Press story. "It's a societal problem.

Pressure Builds After New Filings In State Police ‘TrooperGate’ Lawsuit
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Pressure Builds After New Filings In State Police ‘TrooperGate’ Lawsuit

Evan Lips

BOSTON — A round of new filings in federal court show that recently retired State Police Major Susan Anderson is adopting the same legal strategy as her former boss, the retired Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Colonel Richard D. McKeon, to fend off a scathing lawsuit filed by two state troopers.

But State Trooper Ryan Sceviour — who alleges the whitewashing of his arrest report of a prominent judge's daughter was part of a politically-driven conspiracy, complete with tentacles he claims reach all the way up to Secretary of Public Safety Daniel Bennett's office — now claims there's additional damning evidence that has yet to be introduced.

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