http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2014/07/massachusetts_house_approves_sweeping_gun_bill BOSTON – Massachusetts House lawmakers approved a sweeping bill Wednesday designed to tighten the state’s gun laws. The bill, which passed on a 112-38 vote, would strengthen local police chiefs’ discretion over issuing firearms identification cards needed for the purchase of rifles or shotguns, much like the discretion they currently have over issuing licenses…

By Carole Fiola As a state representative, my primary obligations are working on legislation in the State House and serving the 40,000-plus constituents of the 6th Bristol District, and I am honored to do so. Sometimes, when an issue arises in one portion of the city, it needs to be addressed because it represents a…