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.
which is a violation of federal law and a citizen would have a reason to shoot the police….nice, I want to move there and use cops and gov’t officials as legal target practice….
One of the first things Hitler did was ban gun ownership. Are people so stupid that they are letting history repeat itself so soon. If you don’t believe it, go to a library and read how Hitler came into control. The parallels between Hitler and obama will freeze your soul!
What are u pansy candy ass citizen waiting for pull a Ukraine and tell them go f##k themselves
Massachusetts SWAT teams could be open to law suits because many have incorporated and filed for 501c3 status. This is new information just coming out. The ACLU tried to obtain records via FOIA and they were told because they are now private they do not have to comply. These departments get local, state and federal funds, so there is a conflict that could leave them open to lawsuits. Their 501c3 status would have come from the “LOIS LERNER” department during the same time period we have all of those missing emails. Maybe to keep from being sued some of those departments should produce some of their emails to help clarify things.
Time to move out of these states and leave it to the bums and freeloaders
what is the New England term for “Seig Heil”
Massachusetts is a state of LIBERALS.
ever lived in a more commie state than mass,?? $#%&!@* massachusetts!! thats where all the communists live move out, burn everything you can’t use,leave whats left for the commies.
ANOTHER “LAND OF THE FRUITS AND NUTS”
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