Did the DA’s office discover that the suspect intended to do it?

Inside the I-95 loop around Boston is quite urban and very liberal and expensive generally speaking with it becoming more so the closer into Boston you go.

Outside of the 95 loop, it progressively becomes more conservative and less expensive as you move away from Boston, but never enough to make a difference politically.

The nice thing about politics in general in MA is it is big talk from the left which owns the state politically but really things don’t change all that much. Coming from upstate NY, you would not feel much difference in political opinions but you would notice that generally that things are actually freer with less government interference in general.

For example, with regard to 2A stuff, big talk but really no action. The Bruen response bill failed so we are actually a shall-issue state with few sensitive places but still have leftovers from the gun control craze of the 90s like AWB, Mag ban, and handgun roster. Biggest issue for avg person is you need a license to even posses firearms. 2A stuff tends to fly under the radar.

If you are looking for a drastic change, try NH.