Hundreds urged to honor King’s legacy
Man takes on Mass. gun law
Says youth cases shouldn’t count
By Denise Lavoie | Associated Press January 22, 2013
Article PreviewComments SubscribeWhen Mirko Chardin was 14, one of his best friends was shot and killed while being robbed of a pair of sneakers. Chardin began carrying a gun. He was arrested after the gun fell out of his pocket in front of a plainclothes police officer. When Chardin applied for a gun license 15 years later, he was rejected. The reason: A Massachusetts law bars him for life from being able to get a gun license based on his juvenile arrest on a firearms charge. Chardin is challenging the law before the state’s highest court.
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