Mass. town votes to allow guns in public buildings

Monday’s vote to allow firearms in Charlton’s municipal buildings was swift and decisive.

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Charlton residents voted overwhelmingly Monday to exempt the town from a Massachusetts law barring firearms in municipal buildings.

Prompted by a citizen’s petition, the measure passed by a vote of 481 in favor and 161 opposed, Town Meeting minutes show. A previous iteration of the proposal failed by just four votes in October…

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