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"Worcester Police Chief Gary J. Gemme, who also spoke at a Statehouse meeting about the annual report, said he hopes to lead efforts to put a “renewed focus” on domestic violence in the city.....
He also said police chiefs need to be more aggressive in taking guns away from suspected domestic abusers or those suspected of being potentially violent.
“As the firearms licensing authority, we need to develop policies that deny a license to carry a firearm where domestic violence exists in the applicant’s background,” Chief Gemme said. “We need to look beyond court dispositions and dropped restraining orders. We do not need a conviction,” to deny or revoke a license, he said.
He also said police chiefs need to be more aggressive in taking guns away from suspected domestic abusers or those suspected of being potentially violent.
“As the firearms licensing authority, we need to develop policies that deny a license to carry a firearm where domestic violence exists in the applicant’s background,” Chief Gemme said. “We need to look beyond court dispositions and dropped restraining orders. We do not need a conviction,” to deny or revoke a license, he said.