Supreme Court ruling on New York gun law is to effect Massachusetts, says Attorney General Maura Healey

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. (Douglas Hook / MassLive) Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to strike down a New York gun-control law, Attorney General Maura Healey released a new gun guidance as to how the Supreme Court decision will effect Massachusetts. The Supreme Court determined on June 23 with a 6 – 3 vote to strike down a New York gun-control law that required people to show proper cause to have a license to carry a concealed handgun outside. The court ruled that it conflicted with the Second Amendment. “In a country flooded with firearms, today’s reckless and anti-democratic decision poses a grave danger to Americans as they go about their daily lives in public spaces like supermarkets, hospitals and playgrounds,” wrote the Attorney General Maura Healey in a press release. “Gun violence is a public health epidemic, and I remain committed to doing everything I can to keep our residents and our communities safe. Massachusetts has one of the lowest gun death rates in the country because we know that strong gun laws save lives. I stand by our commonsense gun laws and will continue to vigorously defend and enforce them.” Despite Healey’s own perspective on the ruling, in a new guidance that was released on Friday, the Attorney General’s office found that the Supreme Court decision effects Massachusetts’ “good reason” provision of the license-to-carry statute. “In light of Bruen’s holding that New York’s “proper cause” requirement violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, licensing authorities should […]

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