Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) signed an very extensive package of gun control measures earlier this year – the law will allow police chiefs to ask the courts to deny persons gun rights who the cops feel are unfit.
If you live in Massachusetts be sure not to upset police if you want to keep your guns. So Constitutional rights are now subject to the whims of law enforcement.
The legislation allows police chiefs to ask courts to deny firearms identification cards needed to buy guns to individuals they feel are unfit to obtain them, toughens penalties for some gun-based crimes, creates an online portal for background checks in private gun sales, carves out a firearms trafficking unit within the state’s police department and requires that Massachusetts join the National Instant Background Check System.
Gun control advocates hailed the measures as ones that make Massachusetts “a leader for the rest of the nation.”
“With the stroke of Governor Patrick’s pen today, Massachusetts is now a leader for the rest of the nation in passing common-sense gun reform while continuing to respect the Second Amendment rights we all value,” Molly Malloy, the leader of Massachusetts’ chapter of Moms Demand Action, said in a statement. “The single most effective thing we can do to keep guns out of dangerous hands and reduce the number of Americans killed with guns every day is require criminal background checks on all sales to close the loophole that allows felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns. Real leadership is what will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, and we are grateful to have leaders on this issue taking action to protect our families in the commonwealth.”
State lawmakers from both parties agreed on the package of measures in July. The legislation was supported by both gun control advocacy groups and the Massachusetts Gun Owners Action League, though the National Rifle Association opposed the bill, arguing that government officials could abuse new licensing powers created with the legislation.
Businessman Charlie Baker, who is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to succeed Patrick, said in a candidate debate Wednesday that he would have signed the package of gun control measures, though he had previously avoided giving a definitive answer on whether he supported the provision allowing police chiefs to deny firearms identification cards to those they consider dangerous.
Patrick, who is considered a rising star within the Democratic Party and a potential future contender for the party’s presidential nomination, has said he will return to the private sector when his gubernatorial term expires in January.
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The first revolution was fought there, maybe the second one will be too. I pray that his bodyguards are absent or without weapons, then he can defend his law with his pen. Do not mess with my 2nd Amendment Rights. You won’t like my reaction.
NO THE HELL THEY CAN NOT SAY HOW CAN AND HOW CAN’T. If the people of Massachusetts allow this they are sure nuf COWARDS! BAN TOGETHER A FIGHT
That is UNCONSTITUTIONAL cause they are not allowed to regulate guns in any way.
TOTALLY against the Constitution !!!!
We cannot allow them to keep trampling on our rights!
This is the type of thinking by those persons who are afraid to admit that is a coward and wants nothing to do with any type of Firearm, and this Country is full of these cowards that are slowly bringing this Country to its knees, if our firearm owners don’t step up to the plate, as one would say.
Our Gov. Is up to something. Killing the babies.. abola…fueling the fire at Ferguson. ..disarming the citizens. ..releasing terrorist. .. supporting illegals. .. firing our military’s. What the hell is going on??
Look out USA.
Another one I can’t believe a word that he says.
The police have no business telling people what they can have and not have! They are in place to “Protect and to Serve,” and that is ALL! We don’t need their advice on anything else!