Mass. Senate looks to tackle untraceable guns in new reform bill

Top Senate Democrats released a long-promised gun reform bill Thursday that updates state ghost gun laws, codifies Massachusetts’ existing ban on assault weapons, and makes illegal devices that convert semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic weapons. Senate President Karen Spilka pitched the legislation as an omnibus proposal that “would help make residents safer,” cracks down on … Read more

National gun rights group to appeal ruling upholding Massachusetts’ ban on assault weapons

A national gun owners advocacy group has vowed to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that Massachusetts’ assault weapons ban is constitutional. Bay State resident Joseph Capen and the National Association for Gun Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group, challenged the law banning the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, arguing that … Read more