Weapons law violations drive up Mass. gun crime stats

Weapons law violations drive up Mass. gun crime stats

BOSTON (SHNS) - A firearm was used in 13,414 crimes in Massachusetts over the course of 2022 and 2023, a nearly 14% increase over the preceding two-year period that state officials largely attributed to an increase in violations of state laws dealing with the manufacture, sale, purchase, transport, or possession of guns. The latest biennial report on firearm-related activity from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, put on file wi…