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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Mon Nov 7, 2016, 01:00 PM Nov 2016

Attorney General Maura Healey's investigation into Glock guns gets green light to continue [View all]

Source: MassLive

A judge is allowing Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey to continue her investigation into the gun manufacturer Glock.

Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Edward Leibensperger wrote that Healey has "good and sufficient grounds" to request documents from Glock "based on safety and other concerns about Glock pistols owned throughout the commonwealth."

Healey, a Democrat, has often butted heads with the gun industry, most notably in an effort this summer to reinterpret Massachusetts' assault weapons ban to include additional types of guns.

The Republican/MassLive.com reported in September that Healey had launched an investigation into the safety of guns made by at least two major national gun manufacturers, Remington Arms Company and Glock.

Read more: http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/11/judge_lets_ag_maura_healey_con.html

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Really? Upin Nov 2016 #1
Yes, really. The fact that the firing pin won't set off a round in the chamber is not the problem. Nitram Nov 2016 #38
Finger off trigger... Upin Nov 2016 #40
Apparently not that easy. Did you bother to read the article? Nitram Nov 2016 #31
"Why police shouldn't use Glocks," LA Times Op-ed. Ellen Forradalom Nov 2016 #2
Interesting article melm00se Nov 2016 #18
First, Glock is not a "national" gun manufacturer . . FairWinds Nov 2016 #21
Agreed patsimp Nov 2016 #24
"guns are for cowards" hack89 Nov 2016 #28
"guns are for cowards"... EX500rider Nov 2016 #29
First, thanks for the half-way polite responses . . FairWinds Nov 2016 #31
That "safe action" trigger is an idiot button Blandocyte Nov 2016 #35
Glocks require more training and practice than most handguns to use safely. Nitram Nov 2016 #36
"the trigger is too sensitive" EX500rider Nov 2016 #37
So I googled "Glock triggger pull" because I hear this all the time, and this came up.. Nitram Nov 2016 #30
What about the other striker fired pistol manufactures? ileus Nov 2016 #39
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