Sarah Ryley
The Boston Globe
New York, NY, United States
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Healey administration begins training police in how to inspect gun dealers amid concern laws aren’t being enforced
The training comes after the Globe found hundreds of dealers hadn’t had a police inspection in years. → Read More
Dozens of ATF inspectors descend on gun vendors at Littleton mill following dealer’s arrest
The 83 vendors in the building all face inspection in coming days. → Read More
Littleton gun dealer is facing federal charges after weapons from his shop are found at Boston crime scene
Charges against Cory Daigle put a new focus on a Littleton building with 80 gun vendors. Prosecutors say Daigle sold three pistols to a straw buyer while knowing the weapons were actually going to an underage person. → Read More
With Democrats in control, Massachusetts legislators prepare for biggest push to tighten gun laws in years
Democratic legislators plan to submit at least two dozen bills to tighten the state's already strict gun laws, setting up the biggest push for gun reform in years. → Read More
Lawmakers and police chiefs pledge stepped-up oversight of gun dealers in response to Globe investigation
A Globe investigation found hundreds of dealers hadn’t received a single state inspection in nearly six years, and others had only been subjected to cursory walk-throughs by local police. → Read More
Paper tiger: Massachusetts has a reputation for tough gun laws, but enforcement is another story
Globe investigation finds more than half of local police departments surveyed never inspect gun shops as required by law. → Read More
Littleton official tells angry residents 80-plus gun dealers in mill have complied with laws
The meeting followed a Globe report on Sept. 10 that the Mill houses the largest cluster of federally licensed firearms dealers in the nation and that many were openly defying Attorney General Maura Healey’s directives on the assault weapons ban. → Read More
Littleton is in an uproar at hosting at least 80 gun dealers inside old mill building
Officials ask for enforcement help: “We’re just a small little outfit here.” → Read More
At an old mill in Littleton, gun dealers openly defy Maura Healey’s assault weapon decrees
A former elastic mill northwest of Boston hosts the most federally licensed gun manufacturers and dealers in the country. It's place where you can find almost anything from pistols to World War I antiques — and, especially, all manner of ways around the state’s gun laws. → Read More
Gunmakers are fleeing the Northeast, complaining about the region’s tough gun laws as they go
Gun Valley is rapidly declining as more conservative states lure gun manufacturers away with promises of cheaper labor and energy costs, generous incentives, and more favorable gun laws. → Read More
Advocates hope Texas school shootings will build momentum to ban manufacture of assault rifles in Massachusetts
A proposed ban has been stalled in the legislative Judiciary Committee, but gun control advocates say they plan a “full court press” to pass it in the wake of the Texas massacre. → Read More
What I Learned From Making Dozens of Public Records Requests for Police Data
To tailor an effective request, first consult the database's user manual. Here are 21 examples that might help. → Read More
Q&A: What Will It Take to Solve More Shootings?
Professor David Kennedy on the link between effective police work and community trust. → Read More
Murder Conviction of Man in Trace/BuzzFeed News Investigation Overturned
Devon Little’s case was the subject of an investigation into how police departments fail to solve shooting cases, leaving perpetrators free to strike again. → Read More
The Murder Conviction Of A Man In A BuzzFeed News/Trace Investigation Has Been Overturned
Devon Little’s case was the subject of an investigation into how police departments fail to solve shooting cases, leaving perpetrators free to strike again → Read More
5 Things to Know About Cities’ Failure to Arrest Shooters
The likelihood that police will solve homicides and assaults has plummeted — particularly when the culprit uses a gun or the victim is black or Hispanic. → Read More
Nuisance Abatement
How New York City police are using little-known laws to kick people out of their homes, even if they haven't been charged with a crime. → Read More
New York City Set to Pass Sweeping Nuisance Abatement Reforms
An investigation by the New York Daily News and ProPublica prompts changes that guarantee residents and businesses targeted in NYPD nuisance actions more due process rights. → Read More
NYPD targets immigrant shops with nuisance cases
The Daily News and ProPublica examined 646 nuisance abatement cases filed against businesses during an 18-month time period. → Read More
The NYPD is Kicking People Out of Their Homes, Even if They Haven’t Committed a Crime
And it’s happening almost exclusively in minority neighborhoods. → Read More