Massachusetts is currently creating a bill that gives unprecedented powers of the state over your right to bear arms.
“This egregious bill would empower police chiefs with discretion in licensing owners for shotguns and rifles, ban the private sale of firearms except through a licensed gun dealer, and create new firearm possession qualifications that could ban firearm ownership for thousands of hunters and gun enthusiasts across the Commonwealth,” warns the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA).
The bill, HB 4121, would place a host of new hurdles in the path of potential gun owners in a State that’s not known for its lawmakers’ restraint in leaving the 2nd Amendment as it is. Gun owners both inside the State, as well as those throughout the Nation concerned about the general erosion of the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, are calling the measure extreme and dangerous.
HB 4121 is dangerous legislation that seeks to further strip away your Second Amendment rights in Massachusetts. As anyone who has gone through the process to legally obtain a firearm in Massachusetts knows, there is no dearth of existing state laws that regulate the sale, purchase and transfer of firearms. State legislators on Beacon Hill should be repealing gun control laws, NOT enacting more to further restrict your Second Amendment rights.
The NRA-ILA is imploring Massachusetts residents to contact their State representatives and “urge them to vote against this dangerous anti-gun bill.” Even law enforcement within the State has come out against the bill; the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (MASS C.O.P.) — the State’s largest law enforcement union — has issued an official statement opposing the gun grab:
The Massachusetts Coalition of Police submitted written testimony to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security in opposition of House Bill 4121 An Act Relative to the Reduction of Gun Violence. Our reasoning is that we do not agree with the change in what can disqualify you for a license to carry a firearm in this bill. In the current legislation, if you are convicted of a misdemeanor that carries a punishment of two years or more, you are disqualified. In this bill it reduces that time to one year. This could negatively impact some of our members who had previously qualified and had no issues in the past. In some cases it could potentially terminate employment. This is the one issue within the bill that has an effect on our membership’s employment. There may be other issues that you do not agree with, or agree with in the bill. In any case, you should call your local State Representative and let them know that you are not in favor of this bill.
The Massachusetts Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) is keeping a running tab on the bill as it moves through the Legislature (it’s currently before the House Ways and Means committee); you can view its progress and find legislative contact information here.
The oprecion of the NOBLES, is growing with each passing day and the people are more oppressed, i think the day will come we will be killed in the streets! If we do not fulfill the oppressive laws …
MOVE TO TEXAS !!!! EVERYONE LIVES WITH GUNS !!! COME ON !!
They are breaking the laws by doing so
go jump in the lake they brought there Guns so bark up another tree i am so sick of you people being butt heads it is not the Hunters going around shooting people it is the Idiots there is a BIG difference Idiots
A place were much of our Country started out sure is not very American?
Beware… Hitler lives in the hearts of many!
bunch of idiots in that state.
These people should just tell their sons and daughters that they hate them. I have a question I would like to see these murderers of children answer. Would you invite 6 armed muslims into your house at night? If you people are successful in disarming americas citizens that is an open invite to the muslim world to invade america full force. The invasion will be muslims armed with all the latest military equipment. You think our military can prevent this. Ha. most of our troops are overseas while you have 500000 hostile nato forces awaiting orders from obama to start shooting american citizens. Our country will be lost before americas troops can return to our shores. Now how do these people become responsible for the murder of our children? Watch the news on how these peace loving muslims treat infidels around the world. We are outnumbered 12 to 1 and unarmed they will slaughter our wives and children and us with no human compassion whatsoever. So when you get to stand there and watch them butcher your wives and children right in front of your eyes just remember in a small direct way you caused the death of your children and the deaths of probably 250,000,000 other american children while you are being butchered in turn. You can doubt this right up until the time it happens and it will happen. Have a nice day and thank obama for his part as the antichrist in this.
from what hole all this commies crawled out to make our life miserable ?
WELL THEY WILL HAVE TO TELL THE SUPREME COURT THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM. WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT, SO IF THE SUPREME COURT IS STILL FOLLOWING THE REAL CONSTITUTION, MASS, CAN DO NOTHING, THEY CN TRY BUT THE CONSTITUTION STATES WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BARE ARMS PERIOD. AND EVEN CRAZY MASS CAN NOT CHANGE THAT. PERIOD