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Mass. AG Healey, gun manufacturers, exchange fire in court

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey may have shown herself to be a worthy foe to the firearms industry, but gun manufacturers have shown they are game when it comes to taking to the courts to fight back. Remington Arms, the North Carolina-based gun giant, is the latest company to take

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Will we see a presidential spoiler in November?

Could the Libertarian Party ticket of Gary Johnson and the Bay State's own William Weld effectively doom GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's chances in November? Pundits have hemmed and hawed at this question, drawing comparisons to the Green Party's 2000 presidential ticket of Ralph

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Massachusetts AG refuses to disclose details of gun law interpretation process

BOSTON — A month after Attorney General Maura Healey caught gun owners by surprise with a new interpretation of state firearms laws, citing the prevalence of what she described as illegal "copycat" assault weapons, questions remain as to how she arrived at the decision and whether Gov. Baker knew

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Massachusetts gun group claims Baker knew of Healey order in advance

BOSTON — The state's largest pro-gun group, currently embroiled in a battle with Attorney General Maura Healey over her recent interpretation of firearm laws, has made a not-so-subtle claim that Gov. Charlie Baker knew about Healey's plan well in advance of her surprise July 20 announcement. The

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State fights challenge to recording law

BOSTON — Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley, served this past spring with a federal lawsuit by controversial undercover journalist James O'Keefe's Project Veritas Action Fund over enforcement of Massachusetts' recording laws, responded Friday with a motion to dismiss. Conley's chief argument for

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Healey done with ‘tired arguments’ from pro-gun groups

BOSTON — With a lawsuit looming, Attorney General Maura Healey took to the airwaves Thursday to answer questions about her office's recent interpretation of state gun laws and dismissed what she described as "tired arguments" from pro-gun groups. "They immediately go to 'slippery slope'

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Curt Schilling angling for run against Liz Warren?

UPDATE: Schilling addresses potential Senate run, Rhode Island business failure BOSTON — Retired Red Sox ace Curt Schilling said Monday he'd "like to be one of the people responsible for getting Elizabeth Warren out of politics" and hinted that it might be himself who toes the proverbial

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Schilling addresses potential Senate run, Rhode Island business failure

BOSTON — Retired Red Sox hurler Curt Schilling, who has hinted he may run against U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren when the Cambridge Democrat is up for reelection in 2018, addressed questions Wednesday about his failed Rhode Island video game business venture during another radio appearance. "Here's what