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Globe Editorial

Mayors as persuaders

October 6, 2006

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STATES WITH tough gun legislation like Massachusetts and New York are at the mercy of out-of-state traffickers who obtain guns through straw buyers, buy them off the books from corrupt dealers, or simply steal them. Urban mayors are often the first to see the carnage linked to such weapons, which account for about five out of six guns used in ... (Full article: 459 words)

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