Gun Rights Battles Brew in Massachusetts in Supreme Court’s Wake

Gun rights advocates are inviting more scrutiny from the US Supreme Court by challenging Massachusetts’ attempts to regulate firearms following the court’s decision last year in a case that made it significantly harder for guns laws to survive.

Four active suits, two in federal court and two in state court, will define how a state with one of the strictest regulatory regimes in the nation interprets New York State Rifles & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen. That decision left many unanswered questions about the new test courts have to apply.

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