Reports that the gun control law in Massachusetts is threatening the celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington. Antique firearms not exempt; Locks for antique weapons not available; Concern that visitors from other states will have to get gun licenses; Search for a legal ...
On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court declined to hear almost a dozen cases appealing gun control laws, leaving the laws in place. In question were laws in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey that require residents to meet specific criteria to obtain a permit to carry outside of...
Truck sales in Massachusetts are frozen over new EV requirements The state instituted a requirement that electric vehicles make up at least 7 percent of new medium and heavy duty trucks sold in the state. But dealers say the industry isn’t ready. A pox on both sides in the ‘Gulf of Ame...
In a near-unanimous decision, 8-1, the justices ruled in favor of laws preventing banning guns from individuals who have restraining orders against them. 8 months ago Gun control groups hail Supreme Court decision upholding gun ban for domestic abusers The Supreme Court's 8-1 decision to restr...
Back in 2014, I wrote about “The Unsavory History of Gun Control” to document how many of the first gun control laws in the United States were used as a tool to oppress blacks. Today, let’s take a closer look at this issue. And since we have a lot of material, we’ll follow ...
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(2015) ‘May issue’ gun carrying laws and police discretion: Some evidence from Massachusetts. Journal of Public Health Policy 36 , 324-334 /Hemenway, David, and James G. Hicks. 2015. "May Issue Gun Carrying Laws and Police Discretion: Some Evidence from Massachusetts." Journal of Public ...
If the above pro-gun argument were true, we should expect to see the murder rate climb, not fall, after the passage of gun control laws. But the introduction of gun control in Washington D.C., Kansas City, Canada, the Massachusetts 1974 Bartley-Fox Amendment, and the Brady Law shows ...
We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts, I support them, I won't chip away at them. ¿quién eres... hoy? Tenemos leyes de armas estrictas en Massachusett las apoyo QED Isn’t there a stiff gun law in this state?” ¿No hay una ley estricta sobre tenencia de armas ...
” Analogous historic gun laws, according to the court, need not be “a dead ringer for historical precursors” but must be “analogous enough to pass constitutional muster.” Second, many believe this slavish devotion to history to be deeply flawed. For example, why should law-ma...