The Boston Globe headline says it all: “Mass. House swiftly passes changes to firearms law, aiming to protect state’s strict gun control regime after Supreme Court decision.” Long story short, anti-gun state legislators on Thursday are doing their level best to dance around the Supreme Court’s June 23 opinion in New York State Rifle & […]
Donnybrook over Massachusetts Interpretation of Bruen Ruling
A political donnybrook is breaking out in Massachusetts after the state Attorney General and Executive Office of Public Safety issued a “Joint Advisory Regarding the Massachusetts Firearms Licensing System After the Supreme Court’s Decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.” Jim Wallace, executive director of the Massachusetts Gun Owners’ Action League […]
Study: Mass. Gun Laws ‘Had Little Effect on Violent Crime Rate’
Strict gun control laws in Massachusetts have had “no immediate impact on violent crimes,” according to the abstract of a new study from American University, published in the Justice Quarterly. The Boston Herald reported the study “used modeling and FBI data from 2006 to 2016 to examine the impact” of a gun control law adopted […]
Mass. Gun Rights Lawsuit Mirrors Growing NW Frustration
A federal lawsuit filed recently in Massachusetts reflects a growing frustration among gun owners as far away as the Pacific Northwest, where law enforcement agencies have “suspended” the application process for concealed pistol licenses. The Massachusetts lawsuit was filed by the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) on behalf of Thayer Eastman against the City of […]
Mass. Women Appeal to Lt. Gov. for Help in Removing 2A ‘Roadblock’
Eighteen days after four gun rights groups joined several retailers and private citizens in a federal lawsuit against Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker over his COVID-19 shutdown that includes gun stores and ranges, two growing women’s gun rights groups in the state appealed to the lieutenant governor for help in removing roadblocks to their exercise of […]
Lesson in Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Mass. Governor
Only a couple of paragraphs into the 18-page federal complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts against Gov. Charlie Baker is an important reminder to government officials who have been using the coronavirus pandemic to push their personal gun control agendas. According to the lawsuit, filed by the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy […]