Massachusetts “An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws,” House Docket 4420, does nothing to reduce gun violence in the Bay State and instead will turn virtually all law-abiding sportsmen of any age into felons.
In June, HD.4420 was sent to the Judiciary Committee, and Speaker Ron Mariano attempted to push this massive gun control bill through before summer recess. Due to a procedural disagreement with the Senate and caucus member concerns, however, HD.4420 stalled.
Now that summer recess is over, we expect movement on this egregious “kitchen sink” gun control bill.
Currently, Massachusetts’ HD.4420, “An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws”:
- Bans anyone under the age of 21 from acquiring or carrying any semi-automatic rifle or shotgun.
- Bans anyone under the age of 15 from taking part in shooting sports and training.
- Bans possessing any firearm, loaded, or unloaded at:
- any private property unless the owner has provided express consent or has posted signage allowing firearms on their property,
- all state, county, and municipal buildings and
- all polling places.
- Bans all legal, federally tax-stamped automatic firearms.
- Institutes a new, broad “Assault Weapons Ban,” including firearms already owned by law-abiding citizens.
- Mandates registration of all firearms and feeding devices.
- Mandates reporting of any modifications or new parts to a firearm.
- Mandates serializing all firearm parts.
- Mandates safe storage laws.
- Mandates new training requirements, including costly written exams and live fire training.
- Places new mandates, protocols, and training requirements on retailers.
Even Massachusetts Chiefs of Police and many local departments are raising serious concerns over HD.4420. Plymouth Police Chief Dana Flynn wrote a letter stating;
“Despite claims this bill attempts to stem the flow of illegal firearms into the state while increasing protection from gun violence, I see no language that would lead one to believe this rationale to be true. Instead, it appears the only thing this bill will accomplish is turning thousands of our law-abiding residents into criminals overnight.”
Please Take Action to email your state Representative AND Senator urging them to OPPOSE HD.4420 or any type of legislation that will only affect law-abiding sportsmen and gun owners.
The Senate also announced it will be working on its own gun control bill. We will update you as soon as we hear of any action on the Senate version.
Don’t forget to share this important alert with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen urging them to email their state Representative and Senator asking them to OPPOSE HD.4420 or any type of gun control legislation. The Bay State will need all its sportsmen and gun owners working together to stop HD.4420.
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Blatantly unconstitutional, won’t be followed and impossible to enforce. Reporting changes and updates to firearms and serializing all parts… like springs? New trigger? New muzzle device? Hahaha! Registering them? Never! Banning guns we already own? Hahaha, shove that up your —. These imbeciles think they can vote any BS into law, despite how it directly violates the Constitution. Time they be educated by the public. Loud and clear.
We shouldn’t expect anything different from demonrats. They will keep putting thru “laws” and “rules” despite what courts and legislatures say about it. Its no wonder we’ve turned into a lawless country when a major political party is itself lawless.
These Trial Balloons are being pushed in most all Democrat Hellholes.
that’s a real good reason to leave that communist state
“Instead, it appears the only thing this bill will accomplish is turning thousands of our law-abiding residents into criminals overnight.”
THAT is exactly the intent of 99% of so-called gun Iaws.
And the people of Massachusetts will bow to their masters
It is certainly mysterious, but well understood, why democrats cannot understand laws cannot be passed into law that effects criminals to obey a gun law when they do not obey laws. There is little doubt however they actually do understand that. All crimes are already against the law and yet they still happen. Restrictive gun laws only effect those who obey laws. Making those who are always the victim, law abiding citizens, more vulnerable. It is well understood why they pass such laws and at least attempt to enforce them. They must disarm all Americans in order to fundamentally transform America into a socialist communist despotic nation… Read more »
mass has always been an american hating state and the people get just what they voted for .If these people think they can just pass nazi like laws with no concern with the constitution which they all took an oath to uphold it ,yea right, just another lie they live with and it doesn’t bother them one bit, so if you live in this shit hole of a state either leave or start complaining to these self righteous blow holes. good bye and good luck
Impeach anyone who utters these words to fטck with law abiding citizens constitutional rights.
Shall not be infringed. Period.
Sometimes assholes just need a good shooting……