Should Newton impose zoning regulations on gun shops? Read two views and vote in our online poll. Updated May 11, 2021, 1:43 p.m. Email to a Friend Laura Towvim When Adam Lanza killed 20 first graders in 2012, my son was in kindergarten. I will never forget that day, nor will I forget the next time I entered my sonâs classroom. I didnât search for his cubby or his artwork on the wall. Instead, I looked to see how many kids would fit into the bathroom. I have been fighting for state and federal gun control policies ever since. Massachusetts has some of the countryâs strictest gun laws, and correspondingly, the lowest rate of gun violence. But how can my children hold onto the hope of the safety those laws provide if they have to walk past a gun store to get to school?