{"id":2076727,"date":"2023-10-23T15:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-control-bill-months-after-6-3-supreme-court-decision\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:39:05","slug":"state-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-control-bill-months-after-6-3-supreme-court-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-control-bill-months-after-6-3-supreme-court-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"State Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Gun Control Bill Months After 6\u20133 Supreme Court Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-control-bill-months-after-6-3-supreme-court-decision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2076727&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>The Massachusetts state House of Representatives passed a sweeping gun law that aims at restricting more firearms and cracking down AR-15-style rifles\u2014coming after a unanimous coalition of police chiefs in the state publicly opposed it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/193\/H4135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The measure<\/a>, which passed in a 120\u201338 vote, prohibits individuals from carrying a firearm into another person&#8217;s home without their consent. It also would force major gun components to have serial numbers, which would be registered with the state of Massachusetts, while also expanding the state&#8217;s &#8220;red flag&#8221; law that allows a judge to suspend the firearms license of someone who is considered a risk to harming others.<\/div>\n<p>The bill was passed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s landmark ruling in 2022 that says Americans have the Second Amendment-enshrined right to carry firearms in public for self-defense reasons, according to Democrats in Massachusetts, a state that has long had stringent gun laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-allows-block-of-missouri-gun-law-to-remain-in-effect-5514292?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Supreme Court Allows Block of Missouri Gun Law to Remain in Effect<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-allows-block-of-missouri-gun-law-to-remain-in-effect-5514292?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-brothers-admit-selling-guns-they-believed-were-bound-for-mexico-5514298?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">California Brothers Admit Selling Guns They Believed Were Bound for Mexico<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-brothers-admit-selling-guns-they-believed-were-bound-for-mexico-5514298?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Supreme Court\u2019s Bruen decision nullified existing components of our gun laws, threatening the safety of the Commonwealth\u2019s residents. With the passage of this legislation, the House has once again displayed an unwavering commitment to ensuring that Massachusetts remains one of the safest states in the country,&#8221; state House Speaker Ronald Mariano, a Democrat, said in a recent statement about the measure and the landmark high court decision.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would create new laws that bar firing guns at or near homes and outlaw carrying firearms while intoxicated. It would also prohibit carrying firearms in schools, polling places, and government buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The bill expands the state\u2019s ban on certain types of rifles prohibiting new purchases of AR-15-style firearms. It would also ban someone from turning a legal firearm into an automatic weapon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>The proposal includes an enhanced system to track firearms used in crimes to help curb the flow of illegal guns into the state. It would also modernize the existing firearm registration system while increasing the availability of firearm data for academic and policy use, lawmakers said.<\/p>\n<p>The state Senate has yet to release its version of a gun bill. It will be up to both Democrat-led chambers to hammer out a single bill to ship to Democrat Gov. Maura Healey\u2019s desk for her signature before it can become law.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Michael Day, the Democrat who authored the bill, claimed that &#8220;we are in the midst of a public health crisis and it is unrelenting&#8221; before blaming firearms. &#8220;It&#8217;s time for the House to once again act in this area and ask for your support on this bill,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and gun rights groups say the law is overreach.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Peter Durant, a Republican, said on the floor that he sees only &#8220;one goal&#8221; in the bill, which is to target law-abiding citizens who own firearms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the listening tours were going on, when we were having the informational sessions, when this bill was being written, we were all told that the legal gun owner is not the not the target here. We&#8217;re not going after them,&#8221; Durant said, according to a local NBC affiliate station. &#8220;But it certainly seems to be that that&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;re doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another GOP state lawmaker, Rep. David Muradian, said that the &#8220;legislation is an egregious infringement on all lawful gun owners, and frankly, all residents of the commonwealth of Massachusetts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have had interactions with hundreds if not thousands of constituents within my district on this matter. The resounding question remains: what is the new proposal trying to solve?&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>A coalition of all the Bay State&#8217;s police chiefs issued a statement saying the bill would only impact lawful gun owners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\u201cAlthough disappointed in this very predictable vote\u2014in a proceeding where the House failed to follow their own rules\u2014we applaud those Legislators who recognized that this bill makes no one safer. As we\u2019ve said, the answer lies in the vigorous prosecution of criminals, who have no regard for gun laws, whether old or new. We look forward to addressing this matter with our Senate,\u201d Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association director Mark Leahy told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2023\/10\/18\/gun-reform-bill-opposed-by-police-chiefs-passed-by-state-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Herald<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>Gun owners opposed to the bill say the measures outlined in the legislation do more to target gun owners than to reduce crime. \u201cAll of it goes against us, the lawful people. There\u2019s nothing in there that goes after the criminals,\u201d said Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners\u2019 Action League,\u00a0adding that the bill is merely and overreaction to the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court, in a 6\u20133 decision last June, ruled that a state law in New York was unconstitutional in that it unlawfully restricted an individual&#8217;s right to carry a firearm in public.<\/p>\n<p>The majority affirmed that such a right is guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, adding that the states can enforce &#8220;shall-issue&#8221; permitting, meaning that applicants for concealed-carry licenses have to satisfy criteria. But their ruling stipulated that &#8220;may-issue&#8221; mandates that use arbitrary evaluations that are made by local officials are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Massachusetts state House of Representatives passed a sweeping gun law that aims at restricting more firearms and cracking down AR-15-style rifles\u2014coming after a unanimous coalition of police chiefs in the state publicly opposed it. 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