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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1221333" data-attributes="member: 12952">[h=2]<a href="http://weaselzippers.us/2013/11/09/im-from-the-government-and-im-here-to-inspect-your-guns/" target="_blank">I’m From The Government And I’m Here To Inspect Your Guns</a>[/h]Swampscott,&nbsp; MA Selectman Barry Greenfield introduced an enforcement discussion&nbsp; Wednesday that he hopes will lead to the safeguarding of guns in town —&nbsp; keeping them out of the hands of children.
 In school shootings around the country, guns have been taken from parents and used by kids, he said.
 The selectman said state law requires Massachusetts gun owners to keep their firearms locked away or rendered inoperable.
 The problem,&nbsp; he said, is that police do not have the authority, granted by a local&nbsp; ordinance, to enforce the law and inspect the safeguarding of guns at&nbsp; the homes of the 600 registered gun owners in town.
 The selectman said he has spoken with Swampscott Police Chief Ron Madigan about this.
 “We need the ability to enforce the state law,” the selectman said.
And so the town of Swampscott is going to decide whether or not to&nbsp; send the local cops door-to-door to visit lawful gun owners and, you&nbsp; know, just have a look around. 
What could possibly go wrong?

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[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1221333, member: 12952"] [h=2][URL="http://weaselzippers.us/2013/11/09/im-from-the-government-and-im-here-to-inspect-your-guns/"]I’m From The Government And I’m Here To Inspect Your Guns[/URL][/h] [INDENT][FONT=arial]Swampscott, MA Selectman Barry Greenfield introduced an enforcement discussion Wednesday that he hopes will lead to the safeguarding of guns in town — keeping them out of the hands of children.[/FONT] [FONT=arial]In school shootings around the country, guns have been taken from parents and used by kids, he said.[/FONT] [FONT=arial]The selectman said state law requires Massachusetts gun owners to keep their firearms locked away or rendered inoperable.[/FONT] [FONT=arial]The problem, he said, is that police do not have the authority, granted by a local ordinance, to enforce the law and inspect the safeguarding of guns at the homes of the 600 registered gun owners in town.[/FONT] [FONT=arial]The selectman said he has spoken with Swampscott Police Chief Ron Madigan about this.[/FONT] [FONT=arial]“We need the ability to enforce the state law,” the selectman said.[/FONT] And so the town of Swampscott is going to decide whether or not to send the local cops door-to-door to visit lawful gun owners and, you know, just have a look around. What could possibly go wrong? [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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