While gun violence remains a polarizing, gridlocked issue at the state and federal levels, some parents aim to effect local change through municipal zoning ordinances.

A controversial plan to open a gun store near Berkley High School has been pulled by the store’s owner after dozens of parents sounded off against the proposal.

But success for parents who don’t want gun stores near their schools often depends on a variety of factors: the political climate in a town, state firearms laws, buy-in from local officials.

But success for parents who don’t want gun stores near their schools often depends on a variety of factors: the political climate in a town, state firearms laws, buy-in from local officials.

But success for parents who don’t want gun stores near their schools often depends on a variety of factors: the political climate in a town, state firearms laws, buy-in from local officials.