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ASSIST OUR INVESTIGATION INTO GUN SALES IN MASS

Posted On January 12, 2019 By CHRIS FARAONE

Thanks to MuckRock, we are excited to announce that you—readers, community members, reporters, anyone—can dig through all these documents along with us by simply clicking onto this portal.

Category: Features/Team Reporting

FIRE SALE PT. 1 1/2

Posted On November 22, 2018November 30, 2018 By CHRIS FARAONE and CURTIS WALTMAN

More about how police solicitation of guns and other combat gear is done solely by departments that weigh options and decide on agreements, without any scrutiny from other agencies.

Category: Features

FIRE SALE PT. 1

Posted On September 27, 2018November 30, 2018 By CHRIS FARAONE and CURTIS WALTMAN

Even for weapons dealers who have flouted state laws, there is major money to be made by selling munitions to police in Massachusetts

Category: Features

CHILDREN AND SWAT RAIDS

Posted On March 1, 2018October 27, 2018 By SETH KERSHNERcomment

The unintended consequences of militarized police in Massachusetts homes  At 5 a.m. on a hot August night in 2015, a van carrying the Worcester SWAT team pulled up outside a triple-decker on Hillside Street. The officers were wearing body armor, ballistic helmets and camouflage clothing. They came bearing shotguns, handguns Continue Reading

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