The Massachusetts House has approved a measure that would restrict firearm laws in response to a 2022 Supreme Court decision allowing citizens to carry guns in public.
The Massachusetts House approved a sweeping gun bill Wednesday aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking down on unregistered 'ghost guns' and strengthening the state’s assault-style weapons ban. The bill, which passed on a 120-38 vote, would also prohibit individuals from carrying a gun into a person’s home without their permission and require key gun components to be serialized and registered with the state.
The proposal would create new laws that bar firing guns at or near homes and outlaw carrying firearms while intoxicated. It would also prohibit carrying firearms in schools, polling places and government buildings. The bill expands the state’s ban on assault weapons by prohibiting new purchases of AR-15-style weapons. It would also ban someone from turning a legal firearm into an illegal automatic weapon.
All of it goes against us, the lawful people. There's nothing in there that goes after the criminals,' said Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners’ Action League. Wallace also said the bill is an overreaction to last year's Supreme Court decision. 'This is a tantrum. This is a flat-out tantrum,' he said. Supporters of the bill say it will help address holes in the state's gun laws, while also responding to the Supreme Court ruling.
Robinson said the bill also contained what she called commonsense steps. 'We believe that if you’re going to have a license for a gun, you should have live fire training, much like if you’re going to drive a car, we don’t just throw the keys at you and walk away,' she said. She also pointed to a section of the bill that would transfer to the state police the responsibility of inspecting gun dealers.
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