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See Attleboro, Seekonk 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 the one in Newtown, Conn. 

The state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security provided Patch with a summary of active firearms licenses in Attleboro and Seekonk from 2008 through 2012.

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Here are the numbers for Seekonk, Attleboro and the surrounding area:

ATTLEBORO

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Permit 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Firearms Identification Card 178 192 185 170 146 Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only 62 78 81 70 64 Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms 1,483 1,622 1,714 1,719 1,676 Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms 23 26 28 30 24 Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun 4 5 5 5 6 Total 1,750 1,923 2,013 1,994 1,916

SEEKONK

Permit 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Firearms Identification Card 50 53 105 84 74 Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only 12 13 17 19 18 Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms 469 531 549 578 627 Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms 5
5 4 5 5 Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun 0 0 0 0 0 Total 546 602 619 653 701

FOXBOROUGH

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

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

NORTON

Permit 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Firearms Identification Card 97 104 104 99 102 Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only 32 43 47 45 43 Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms 767 845 883 942 1024 Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms 2 2 2 2 1 Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun 9 10 10 11 13 Total 907 1004 1040 1099 1183


More information on the kinds of firearms permits available in Massachusetts can be found here. 

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