CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police official say the brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon before having shootouts with authorities didn’t have gun permits.

Okay, I’m on the cusp of disillusionment.  All these gun laws, and they don’t seem to work when we need them most.  Which is really never.  Undoubtedly, Massachusetts legislators thought they were accomplishing something by passing a law against carrying guns.  And just so some people could carry guns in Massachusetts–most likely connected Democrat party types who don’t want anybody else carrying them–they set up a permit process.  It’s complicated.  And difficult unless you’re connected.  Undoubtedly complicated and difficult enough that the Tsarnaev bros. bypassed the process entirely and carried guns anyway.  And the people who are the good guys obey the laws and are defenseless.  Hmmm, sounds like Mass. is run by the Democrat party, doesn’t it?  Strange how we get results like this when the Democrat party runs things.  Seems to be a pattern, but maybe that’s just Apophenia.