Romney on Mass. gun laws

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

“We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they help protect us and provide for our safety.’’

Mitt Romney, Republican governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07, and now U.S. senator from Utah. When a Bay Stater, he lived in Belmont, a very affluent western suburb of Boston.

The grand Romanesque Belmont Town Hall.

The grand Romanesque Belmont Town Hall.