The Boston Marathon bombers had… illegal guns.

Which is impossible, right?

A Massachusetts police official say the brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon before having shootouts with authorities didn’t have gun permits.

Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas tells The Associated Press in an interview Sunday that neither Tamerlan Tsarnaev (tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) nor his brother Dzhokhar had permission to carry firearms.

…I mean, Massachusetts has strict gun control laws.  You’re not allowed to have a firearm without permission!  How could this have happened? Continue reading The Boston Marathon bombers had… illegal guns.