"Falmouth, MA, Police Chief David Cusolito is out of a job. Since becoming Falmouth’s Chief of Police in 1997, Cusolito has continuously been in the news because of his reported hostile attitude towards the public’s right to self-defense and his general antipathy to citizens’ gun rights. His tenure has been marked by an ongoing controversy regarding firearms use and ownership -- even by his own police officers. In one case, he demanded that all sworn town police officers also obtain a state civilian license to carry firearms before he would allow them to carry weapons in the line of duty. Cusolito said he was asserting his authority to continue the policy that required all officers to have a state-issued license to carry a firearm. When Falmouth patrolmen replied that they had a right to carry a gun by virtue of their badge, a right also sanctioned by state law, the Falmouth Police Federation filed a complaint with the state Labor Relations Commission arguing that Cusolito's edict was prohibited by their contract.
More troublesome is Cusolito’s unilateral decision to not issue or renew any licenses to carry concealed firearms to any of the town’s residents. In violation of state law, Cusolito included in every LTC application extra material that, in part, stated that he did NOT, under any circumstances, issue a license to carry a concealed firearm (“NOTE: WE DO NOT ISSUE ANY LICENSES ‘FOR ALL LAWFUL PURPOSES”), in violation of Massachusetts law."I've no problem with his treating officers the same as mere civilians. Citizens ALWAYS come first, be it law enforcement or the military, and refusing to issue concealed weapon permits to the people is unforgivable.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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