Area Legislators, Foxborough Dems to Talk Gun Violence

Foxborough Democrats will sponsor a discussion of gun violence on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the McGinty Room of the Foxborough Public Safety Building.

Those invited to speak on the topic are State Representative Paul Heroux of Attleboro, Representative David Linsky of Natick, Representative Frederick “Jay” Barrows of Mansfield and Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary, according to Foxborough Democratic Town Committee chair Dennis Naughton.

Representative Linsky is the sponsor of H 3253, an act relative to further regulating the licensing, sale and possession of firearms and increasing the tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition.

This bill has been assigned to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, chaired by Senator James Timilty.

The meeting is open to the public and all are invited to attend. Any questions regarding the event should be directed to Naughton.

The Foxborough Democrats normally meet on the second Monday of the month at the Foxborough Public Safety Building. For more information on the state Democratic Youth Convention or on voter registration please contact Dennis Naughton at naughden@verizon.net  / 508-954-8493. Check out the Foxborough Democrats' website at www.foxborodems.org and on find them on Twitter at @foxydems2012.