2nd Amendment Activists in Massachusetts File Lawsuit Over New Gun Safety Law

Published on August 23, 2024

A Massachusetts-based gun rights group has made the first moves in what its leader says will be a multi-pronged response to H4885, an omnibus gun law signed on July 22 by Gov. Maura Healy. The Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Aug. 1 regarding the new law’s licensing and training requirements. An official with GOAL told The Epoch Times on Aug. 22 that the lawsuit and a petition for a ballot initiative to repeal the law are the first steps in the group’s plan. Mike Harris, GOAL’s director of public policy, said the organization and six individuals sued Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and John E. Mawn, head of the Massachusetts State Police, in their roles as state officials....