The group says high-capacity magazines are often used for competitive sport shooting.
New England
Posted inNation & World, New England
Judge sets $100,000 bail for teen accused in Vermont school shooting plot
The arrest of Jack Sawyer, 18, led lawmakers to raise the age to buy firearms, ban high-capacity magazines and make it easier to take guns from people who pose a threat.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts court strikes down ban on stun guns
The state’s highest court said the law violated the Second Amendment.
Posted inNew England
Rescuers try to disentangle endangered right whale off Massachusetts
‘Kleenex’ has had fishing line wrapped around her jaw for three years.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
In Maine, ticks emerge unfazed from snowy winter
The extended cold on the East Coast fails to affect their numbers, it seems.
Posted inNew England
N.H. House bill lets farmers tote loaded rifles across their fields
It allows them ‘to take care of predators, varmints, things that critically decimate their crops or their livestock.’
Posted inNew England, News
N.H. gets close to having an Official Chicken. But don’t let that bird roam.
A bill declaring the official state poultry will be sent to the governor for his signature.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Sports
Father accuses baseball coaches of conspiring to ‘bean’ his daughter
The father says the coaches wanted his daughter to quit a team on which she is the only girl.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England
Job applicant at New Hampshire jail turns out to be wanted in Maine
The Manchester, New Hampshire, woman was sought in a theft-related offense.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Where have all the clams gone? Maine’s harvest last year was lowest in decades
The value of Maine’s clams dipped by nearly $4 million last year, in part because of supply from areas outside the state.