Did you know that assault weapons are banned in Massachusetts but they continue to be manufactured here? Massachusetts-made assault weapons are used in high-profile mass shootings across the U.S. The shooter at the Highland Park 4th of July Parade used a Massachusetts-made assault weapon to kill seven individuals last week. Together, we can stop the flow of weapons from Massachusetts to other states.
In the News:
- A war zone in Highland Park, Illinois after another mass shooting on July 4th.
- Multiple shootings in Boston over the weekend wounded many.
- Boston Police uncover ghost gun factory in Dorchester.
- NY Times opinion: Gun rights over human life.
- Massachusetts Attorney General Healey on SCOTUS ruling and guidance to law enforcement.
- The Safer Communities Act was swiftly signed to law by President Biden; some have seen it as doing little to end gun violence but researchers see it as a glass half full.
- Supreme Court rules against public opinion on guns and abortion care.
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