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On June 22, the Sedona City Council approved a construction contract with Paul R. Peterson Construction Company Inc. for $1,352,872. The contract is for the Posse Ground Park Parking and Soldier Pass Road Shared-Use
Path Improvements Project. Work is set to begin in July and
is expected to be completed in February. David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
A city project designed to benefit both residents and visitors is moving forward following a unanimous vote by the Sedona City Council.
On June 22, council approved a construction contract with Paul R. Peterson Construction Company Inc. not to exceed $1,352,872 for the Posse Ground Park Parking and Soldier Pass Road Shared-Use Path Improvements Project.
Frequently Asked Questions About Gun Industry Immunity
May 4, 2021, 9:01 am
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What is the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act?
The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) was enacted in 2005 following extensive lobbying by the gun industry to shield gun manufacturers and dealers from civil litigation.
1 The effort to enact this law was a reaction to numerous lawsuits in the early 1990s filed on behalf of more than 40 cities; these lawsuits advanced a novel legal argument alleging that gun manufacturers created a public nuisance through sales practices that enabled firearms to be sold illegally in secondary markets and to be illegally trafficked, after which they ended up being used to commit violent crimes.
When James Eagan Holmes shot and killed 12 people in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater in 2012, one of the weapons he used was an AR-15-style rifle manufactured in Massachusetts.
The Bay State has banned civilians from purchasing or owning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines for decades, but companies like Smith & Wesson, headquartered in Springfield, can still build them here and sell them elsewhere.
Backed by parents who lost children to mass shootings and the Stop Handgun Violence organization, a group of Democratic lawmakers launched an effort Tuesday to change that dynamic, filing legislation that would extend the existing assault weapon ban to cover their manufacture for civilian use as well.
April 21, 2021 | 4:43 PM
For several decades, it has been illegal for individuals to sell or possess assault weapons in Massachusetts.
At the same time, the state has an even longer history as the home of Springfield-based Smith & Wesson, one of the largest gunmakers in the country, among roughly two dozen other firearm manufacturers. And as such, critics say that Massachusetts bears some responsibility for the epidemic of gun deaths in the United States.
“These weapons are made in your state, but they can’t be sold in your state,” Sandy Phillips, whose daughter was killed in the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, said during a virtual press conference Tuesday. “So in effect, Massachusetts is exporting bloodshed to the rest of the country.”