Jaxon's blog

Greetings all, My wife and I just returned to the Commonwealth from vacation and as usual schedule a taxi pickup at Logan. Here's the question. Taxis pay an additional fee for tolls over what the regular citizens do. Why is that? Afterall, the toll fee is applied directly to the customer/citizen. So we, the public, end up paying more for using commercial conveyance than we would if we had our own vehicle. Why is that?

WATERTOWN - A judge ruled Wednesday that Police Chief Edward Deveau had the right to deny a gun license to Watertown resident.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/watertown/homepage/x1925664534

I learned today that the postal facility located at 705 Mt Auburn (in the Tufts Health Plan building) is moving out. Anyone have any idea where they're moving to? RJ

http://www.townonline.com/watertown/homepage/x676311986

WATERTOWN, MA -
Burt Greenberg is taking the chief of police to court.

The longtime Watertown resident said Chief Edward Deveau is breaking the law by not renewing his gun license. The chief said Greenberg hasn’t passed the proper safety requirements to do so.

After his 75th birthday in May, Greenberg’s gun license expired. While applying for a new one, the police department declared him “unsuitable” to carry a firearm. A letter from the Deveau claimed Greenberg did not provide updated certification from a safety instructor in order to renew his Class A license.

But Greenberg said there is a Massachusetts state law that says he doesn’t have to.

That law is under Chapter 140, Section 131, claiming that people “lawfully possessing a firearm identification card or license to carry firearms on June 1, 1998, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section upon expiration of such card or license…”

For the past 50 years, Greenberg said he has had a gun license, but does not consider himself a “gun nut.” He hasn’t fired a gun in years, but owns three of them

Greenberg has gained recertification in the past by attending a safety class run by an instructor every four years or so.

Cost for classes can range from $125 to $250, said Deveau, which can be a burden for some. The license itself costs $100.

“I’ve already passed the state inspection,” Greenberg said. “I won’t take another course I am clearly exempt from.”

But Deveau said Greenberg should abide by the same policies as every gun owner in the community. According to the department’s Web site, all license applicants must submit written verification; two letters of reference; describe their reason to want to carry a firearm; provide proof of residency; and certification of a membership in a bona fide gun club when applying for a target-shooting license.

See the TAB for the rest of the story [Trimmed to let the TAB get the benefits of their labors -- H2otown]
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Should be interesting. Stay tuned.

RJ
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When you visit this site you can enter your address and a map will pop up with your house as a small icon of a house. There will be red, blue and green dots surrounding your entire neighborhood. When you click on these dots a picture of a criminal will appear with his or her home address and the description of the crime he or she has committed.

The best thing is that you can show your children these pictures and see how close these people live to your home or school.

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