In response to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signing a comprehensive firearms bill into law, gun rights activists have filed a lawsuit challenging the measure, labeling it as an 'historic attack on civil rights.' The law, enacted to strengthen the state's existing gun regulations following the Supreme Court's Bruen decision in 2022 affirming the right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, includes several key provisions.
The new law targets privately made, unserialized 'ghost guns,' criminalizes possession of bump stocks and trigger cranks, mandates live-fire training for gun license applicants, updates criteria for defining assault-style weapons, and establishes an advisory board to maintain a list of prohibited firearms.
