News broke this morning, via the Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, that “former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) [Dana Pullman] and the union’s former … [Read more...]
CASE OPEN (A FIRE SALE FOLLOW-UP)
Connecticut high court ruling opens up Mass gun seller to Newtown lawsuit Despite being home to a number of firearm makers and gun sellers with whom weapons of war originate, Massachusetts isn’t often mentioned in the wake of massacres … [Read more...]
ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE
Mass State Police and local law enforcement have spent millions amassing an arsenal of Tasers, but there’s minimal accountability for those doing the purchasing, or for those doing the tasing BY CHRIS FARAONE, CELINE GARCÍA, ANNIKA HOM, … [Read more...]
ASSIST OUR INVESTIGATION INTO GUN SALES IN MASS
For more than a year, the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism has examined hundreds of state purchasing agreements, for everything from heavy crime-fighting equipment to consumables for laser printers. Along the way, we also teamed up with … [Read more...]
FIRE SALE PT. 1 1/2
Photo by Brynne Quinlan Digging deeper into the abyss of reckless unchecked state spending on guns and ammo In the last week of September, we published the first installment of what will eventually be a multipart, expansive look at … [Read more...]