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By: Paul Leighton, Staff Writer
SALEM — This week, Seth Moulton found himself at the center of the national debate on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to meet with officials from the National Rifle Association about preventing people on the federal "no fly" or terror watch lists from buying firearms.
On Tuesday, Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton tweeted a picture of himself in fatigues and holding a military rifle. He's a Marine veteran who served four tours of duty in Iraq. Along with the picture he wrote, "I know assault rifles. I carried one in Iraq. They have no place on America's streets."\
A picture of Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Salem, clad in a Boston Red Sox hat and military gear as he holds a high-power assault rifle landed on the New York Daily News’ front page Wednesday.
A courageous Massachusetts congressman named Seth Moulton, an Iraq war Marine veteran, has just called for a ban on all assault weapons such as the one the killer used in Florida. I salute Moulton for his stance.
By: Jason Zengerle\
Two Bay State congressmen, including Rep. Seth Moulton, say they will no longer take part in House "moments of silence" for victims of gun violence because they say Republicans aren't interested in solutions.
As Bay State Congressman Seth Moulton detailed in a stirring opinion article in the New York Daily News this week, untrained civilians have no reason to carry heavy assault-rifles around in our communities. Yet, they can, and do, with predictable results.