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Massachusetts Gun Owners Must Register Their Firearms Today, Six Days Before Voters Decide Whether to Keep the Registry Law
Key Takeaways
Massachusetts gun owners face an Oct. 28 deadline to register their firearms with the state, six days before voters decide the law's fate.
Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble in October 2024 putting the gun law into effect immediately, two years ahead of the scheduled vote.
Question 9 asks voters whether to uphold the 2024 law, which requires firearm serialization, expands assault-weapon bans, and broadens the red flag law.
Toby Leary, chair of The Civil Rights Coalition, called the registration deadline before the vote a violation of people's rights…
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