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On July 25, 2024, Maura Healey, the Governor of Massachusetts, signed An Act Modernizing Firearms Laws (H.4885) described as "the state’s most significant gun safety legislation in a decade." [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Changes per H.4885 were due to go into effect 90 days from the date of signing, on October 23, 2024. [ 5 ]
In Massachusetts, last week, that resulted in a decision by the state's highest court striking down a law against switchblade knives. Protected by the Second Amendment
Massachusetts Legal – Mass. Gen. Law Ch. 269 § 10 Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine: Legal under 2024 MSJC ruling; before that, legal if length of blade does not exceed 1.5", illegal otherwise – Mass. Gen. Law Ch. 269 § 10 Archived 2008-08-09 at the Wayback Machine: Michigan Legal – State Code: 750.226a.
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Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark decision on gun ...
But Healey has said that Massachusetts gun regulations needed updating in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2022 that she said weakened states’ ability to protect residents through ...
What is the new gun law in Massachusetts? AR-15 rifles are displayed at an exhibition booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024 ...
The legal system is based on common law, which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, and the Appellate Divisions of the Massachusetts District Court and the Boston Municipal Court departments, which are published in the Massachusetts Reports, Massachusetts ...