Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) signed an very extensive package of gun control measures earlier this year – the law will allow police chiefs to ask the courts to deny persons gun rights who the cops feel are unfit.
If you live in Massachusetts be sure not to upset police if you want to keep your guns. So Constitutional rights are now subject to the whims of law enforcement.
The legislation allows police chiefs to ask courts to deny firearms identification cards needed to buy guns to individuals they feel are unfit to obtain them, toughens penalties for some gun-based crimes, creates an online portal for background checks in private gun sales, carves out a firearms trafficking unit within the state’s police department and requires that Massachusetts join the National Instant Background Check System.
Gun control advocates hailed the measures as ones that make Massachusetts “a leader for the rest of the nation.”
“With the stroke of Governor Patrick’s pen today, Massachusetts is now a leader for the rest of the nation in passing common-sense gun reform while continuing to respect the Second Amendment rights we all value,” Molly Malloy, the leader of Massachusetts’ chapter of Moms Demand Action, said in a statement. “The single most effective thing we can do to keep guns out of dangerous hands and reduce the number of Americans killed with guns every day is require criminal background checks on all sales to close the loophole that allows felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns. Real leadership is what will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, and we are grateful to have leaders on this issue taking action to protect our families in the commonwealth.”
State lawmakers from both parties agreed on the package of measures in July. The legislation was supported by both gun control advocacy groups and the Massachusetts Gun Owners Action League, though the National Rifle Association opposed the bill, arguing that government officials could abuse new licensing powers created with the legislation.
Businessman Charlie Baker, who is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to succeed Patrick, said in a candidate debate Wednesday that he would have signed the package of gun control measures, though he had previously avoided giving a definitive answer on whether he supported the provision allowing police chiefs to deny firearms identification cards to those they consider dangerous.
Patrick, who is considered a rising star within the Democratic Party and a potential future contender for the party’s presidential nomination, has said he will return to the private sector when his gubernatorial term expires in January.
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REVOLT!!!!
Way to much authority for one person, when he can deny my constitutional rights. It’s pretty much what I’d expect from an obama puppet.
William McCormack you need to pull your head out of you ass. What a freaking moronic statement. “Any form to control?” Really? You spineless piece of nothing.
You disgust me. It’s gutless people like you that just lay down and take what ever c**p is shoved down your throat. Hate to bust your bubble but if you think this law will make you safe and secure , you are so far out of touch with reality that it really makes me stop and ask myself why I even wasted my time with you. You go ahead and run to the barn now, it’s feeding time.
Wow. Isn’t it wonderful that the Governor signed a law that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Anyone else see the absurdity of the law. I must re-read the 2nd Amendment. I’m sure that somewhere in there is the right to bear arms unless the local police disallow.
Govt didn’t grant any rights and they cannot take them away.
another $#%&!@*
my understanding of the 2nd amendment, no they can’t.
no its criminals only so its politically perfect … ly shallow and idiotic
I hope this winds up in the Supreme Court and bites them in the ass.
The destruction of America continues.