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Civil Rights Coalition's Toby Leary and gun control advocate Ruth Zakarin debated Question 9 on November's Massachusetts ballot, which would repeal Chapter 135
Massachusetts Second Amendment advocates are mounting a ballot campaign to overturn the state's latest gun control package before November elections, a move tha
President Trump ordered the Department of Justice not to appeal Judge J. Wesley Hendrix's decision striking down NFA registration requirements for suppressors a
Massachusetts courts dismissed charges against two gun owners in consecutive cases, vindicating defendants and signaling judicial skepticism toward state firear
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments on whether vague "suitability" standards for gun permits violate the Second Amendment. The case challen
Supreme Court's Bruen decision protects Second Amendment but leaves narrow room for gun control laws. Gun rights advocates argue 'enforce existing laws' remains
The Second Amendment Foundation filed an amicus brief challenging Massachusetts' practice of denying gun permits through subjective criteria rather than objecti
The Second Amendment Foundation filed an amicus brief in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court attacking subjective denial standards in Pratt v. Westbrook. The c
A Massachusetts federal judge denied the state's motion to dismiss a Second Amendment Foundation lawsuit challenging the state's discriminatory non-resident lic
A federal judge upheld Massachusetts' prohibition on firearm purchases for adults under 21, rejecting constitutional challenges to the state's age restriction o
Massachusetts gun owner wins dismissal after 900-day prosecution. Ambiguous state laws enabled two-and-a-half years of legal grinding. Gun owners in restrictive
The U.S. Department of Justice filed arguments supporting a legal challenge to Massachusetts' restrictive approved firearms roster, which prohibits common handg
A 27-year-old charged with murder near Boston Common was out on bond following a separate gun arrest earlier in summer 2026. The case highlights recurring conce
First Circuit upholds Massachusetts rifle ban July 22, 2026; Third Circuit simultaneously rejected New Jersey's identical restrictions, creating federal conflic
Massachusetts prosecutor declined charges after a Springfield woman fatally shot an armed coach during a confrontation. The ruling reinforces self-defense right
Springfield woman cleared of charges after shooting attacker assaulting her husband. Massachusetts prosecutors correctly applied self-defense law, but gun owner
Massachusetts House and Senate leadership appointed members to a Committee of Conference for Senate Bill 3064, which would lift the state's prohibition on Sunda
A former Marine engaged an active shooter on a Cambridge highway, but Massachusetts' restrictive carry laws prevented other armed citizens from assisting. The i
The Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) has raised concerns about new Massachusetts training requirements that would mandate residents prove marksmanship proficienc
Gun owners' rights organizations in Massachusetts are organizing a July 15 civil rights event to challenge Chapter 135, legislation they say unconstitutionally
Massachusetts gun owners gather July 15 to fight Chapter 135 regulations through court challenges and legislative action. The event features legal experts and s
Massachusetts legislators added Sunday hunting, crossbow, and archery provisions back into a bond bill after they were stripped from the House budget. The move
New Hampshire drug arrest seized multiple firearms, but law enforcement never dismantled the supply network behind them. The case exposes how gun control enforc
Boston police stopped a vehicle carrying two teenage girls and recovered multiple firearms, cocaine, and a knife. The seizure underscores how illegal guns flow
Armed citizen and Massachusetts State Trooper stopped a rifle-wielding attacker in Cambridge. The incident demonstrates defensive gun use in one of the nation's
