Gun rights groups and individuals sued Massachusetts officials on Aug. 21 over the state’s “assault style” firearms ban, alleging it violates residents’ Second Amendment rights.
The National Rifle Association (NRA), Gun Owners’ Action League, Pioneer Valley Arms, and four individuals sued Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Secretary of Public Safety and Security Terrence Reidy in their official capacities in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
The ban, titled “An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws,” was signed by Gov. Maura Healey on July 25, 2024.
It does much more than ban firearms that the state has labeled “assault weapons.” At the signing, Healey said the law would enhance public safety in a state with some of the tightest gun laws in the nation….