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See Foxborough Active Firearms Licenses
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a number of efforts this week aimed at curbing gun violence in the United States.
Massachusetts is home to some of the toughest gun control laws in the country, with local members of Congress urging the federal government do more to prevent tragedies like that in Newtown, Conn.
The state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security provided Patch with a summary of active firearms licenses in Foxborough from 2008 through 2012.
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Here are the numbers for Foxborough and the surrounding area:
FOXBOROUGH
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Permit
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Firearms Identification Card
97
106
112
112
108
Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only
20
22
26
28
31
Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
547
617
692
734
794
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
53
56
50
36
27
Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun
5
5
5
4
4
Total
722
806
885
914
964
WRENTHAM
Permit
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Firearms Identification Card
100
109
113
115
119
Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only
21
23
31
34
33
Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
537
585
626
661
690
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
33
35
33
30
27
Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun
4
5
5
5
6
Total
695
757
808
845
875
WALPOLE
Permit
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Firearms Identification Card
150
166
172
169
160
Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only
37
44
53
56
54
Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
615
670
721
766
792
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
1
1
1
1
1
Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun
0
1
2
3
3
Total
803
882
949
995
1010
SHARON
Permit
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Firearms Identification Card
75
82
82
82
83
Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only
22
24
28
28
31
Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
288
331
360
381
393
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
35
39
39
36
36
Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun
4
4
4
4
4
Total
424
480
513
531
547
MANSFIELD
Permit
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Firearms Identification Card
48
54
56
62
61
Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only
32
38
41
45
47
Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
570
637
685
738
782
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
28
30
30
26
28
Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun
5
5
5
5
4
Total
683
764
817
876
922
NORWOOD
Permit
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Firearms Identification Card
160
175
176
171
165
Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only
51
65
75
72
77
Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
608
668
686
727
763
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms
20
21
22
21
15
Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun
0
0
0
0
0
Total
839
929
959
991
1020
More information on the kinds of firearms permits available in Massachusetts can be found here.
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