Second Amendment Rights And Gun Control In Massachusetts
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“The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.” Commonwealth v. Davis, 369 Mass.
AR-15s are legal in all 50 states. (Some states, including California, have restrictions on magazine size and modifications that can be used with them.) “It's very easy to buy an AR-15 in this country,” McWhirter said.
April 18 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts law banning assault weapons is not unconstitutional as a bar against owning and selling dangerous semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 used in mass shootings is consistent with the nation's history of firearms regulation, a U.S. appeals court ruled.
April 18 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts law banning assault weapons is not unconstitutional as a bar against owning and selling dangerous semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 used in mass shootings is consistent with the nation's history of firearms regulation, a U.S. appeals court ruled.
Gun laws in Massachusetts regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. These laws are among the most restrictive in the entire country.
Massachusetts law prohibits sale and possession of Assault Weapons.
The Act changes the definition of a firearm from one “from which a shot or bullet can be discharged” to one “which is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a shot or bullet.” St. 2024, c. 135, § 20.
