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New Lawsuit Takes On An Odd Massachusetts Gun Control Law
By John Petrolino | Jun 10, 2021
New Lawsuit Takes On An Odd Massachusetts Gun Control Law
The new case challenges the state's Handgun Roster Law, which drastically limits the number of pistols available for sale.
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New Lawsuit Takes On An Odd Massachusetts Gun Control Law
The new case challenges the state's Handgun Roster Law, which drastically limits the number of pistols available for sale.
bearingarms.com
Massachusetts has had a roster of approved handguns, like California, for many years. These rosters are just a way to extort money from firearm manufacturers and do not ensure “safer” products are on the market. For example, should a manufacturer change simply the color of an “approved” firearm on the roster in California, that firearm needs to be re-approved. These approval processes come with strict standards, waiting periods, and heavy fees. Further, they limit the availability of many makes and models of different firearms for citizens to select for self-defense.
On June 8, 2021, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that they are challenging the statute in Massachusetts that mandates an approved roster of handguns in the MA District Court. From their press release:
In addition to State laws requiring that gun owners obtain a Firearms Identification Card or License to Carry Firearms, Massachusetts also prohibits the commercial sale of handguns that are not on its “Approved Handgun Roster” nor prohibited by Attorney General Maura Healey’s “Handgun Sales Regulations.” As a result, Massachusetts residents are prevented from purchasing a large number of popular makes and models of constitutionally protected handguns.
The complaint of the lawsuit Granata v. Healey can be read in full HERE.
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