BOSTON — One of the state's leading conservative pro-family groups is crying foul over a section of a massive bill aimed at overhauling Massachusetts' criminal justice system, a provision that would dramatically alter sexual consent ages.
The current statute mandates prison sentences for those who "unlawfully have sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and abuses a child under 16 years of age." Individuals prosecuted under this statute currently face sentences of up to life in prison.
BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker said Thursday he'd back a proposed statewide ban on bump-fire stocks, the add-on equipment authorities claim that a Las Vegas gunman attached to his semiautomatic rifles in order to increase his firing rate.
"Look, that should be outlawed," Baker told reporters, referring to bump-fire stocks, after attending a ceremony inside the Massachusetts State House honoring law enforcement officers. "And if that were to pass tomorrow, we would sign it."
