In the confrontation with police on the streets of a Boston suburb, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were armed with handguns, at least one rifle and several explosive devices, authorities say.<\/p>\n
But neither brother appears to have been legally entitled to own or carry firearms where they lived, a fact that may add to the national debate over current gun laws. Last week, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill to expand background checks on gun purchases, legislation that opponents argued would do nothing to stop criminals from buying guns illegally.<\/p>\n
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, who was killed in the shootout with police, would have been required to apply for a gun license with the local police department where he lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
But there is no record of him having done so, according to Cambridge Police Department spokesman Dan Riviello.<\/p>\n
Even if he had earlier received a gun license from somewhere outside Cambridge, that license would have to be registered with Cambridge police upon becoming a resident of the city, Riviello said. In Massachusetts, gun licenses are issued by municipal police departments.<\/p>\n
“There is no record of him having a license to carry,” Riviello told Reuters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The left so, so hoped that this would help re-start their failed gun grab efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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