the fact remains, this state made 1,000's of legal gun owners criminals overnight and many of them are still unaware.
The state did, indeed make "1,000's of legal gun owners criminals overnight." However, it did so
over TEN YEARS ago.
The passage of Chapter 180 was not just big news here; it was national news as the anti-gunners hailed it as a victory that would set a standard for the other 49 states.
Moreover, it was a major part of two major races here in MA; Scotty Harshbarger's run for governor and Cheryl Jacques' run for Congress. We are fortunate both lost.
Locally, it was THE big claim to fame Jacques' aide, Angus McQuilken, made in his
TWO runs to replace Jacques in the state senate after she left to (briefly) head a gay rights lobby group in D.C. Again, we are fortunate that enough gun owners turned out to elect Scott Brown each time.
In short, anyone who, after ten years, two major elections and two minor ones,
still doesn't know their "lifetime" FID expired 8 years ago has been in a cave for a decade or is TSTL.
At least one of the twits you spoke to knows full well the law changed; he is simply choosing to ignore reality. Either way, their situation is of their own creation and they are wholly undeserving of the coddling some here would provide them.