Massachusetts Enacts Comprehensive Gun Control Law Immediately

Governor Maura Healey's decision accelerates the implementation of a law targeting ghost guns and expanding red flag measures.

The new law bans privately made, unserialized 'ghost guns' and criminalizes bump stocks and trigger cranks.
Applicants for gun licenses must now complete live-fire training as part of the application process.
The law expands the state's 'red flag' provisions, allowing police, healthcare, and school officials to alert courts about potentially dangerous individuals with gun access.
Gun rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the law is unconstitutional, citing the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision.
Efforts to delay the law's implementation through a signature campaign were thwarted by the governor's immediate enactment.