By Dave Workman
Editor-in-Chief
Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to vote on a strict gun control law, whether to retain or repeal it, when they go to the polls Nov. 3.
WBSM News in New Bedford is reporting that “Question 9” qualified for the November ballot, thanks to the work of signature gatherers at the Massachusetts Civil Rights Coalition. The group is backing the effort to repeal the law, known as House Bill 4885, also known as “Acts of 2024 Chapter 135, An Act Modernizing Firearms Laws” and gun rights activists are reminding people even now to vote “No,” which means they do not want to keep this law on the books.
A “yes” vote means Massachusetts voters want to retain the law.
Jim Wallace, executive director at the Massachusetts Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) told TGM via email, “Chapter 135 was perhaps the worst attack on civil rights in modern U.S. history, and was a political tantrum in response to the Bruen ruling.
“After gathering nearly 100,000 signatures to put it on the ballot,” Wallace continued, “it should have suspended the law until the question went before the voters, but the governor doubled down and signed an emergency order so Question 9 will finally allow the citizens to vote on this tragic attack on civil rights.”
The Civil Rights Coalition is telling Bay State voters that state government is using taxpayer funds to defend the law during the campaign and oppose the ballot question.
The critical thing for gun owners to remember is that they should vote “No” on the ballot question.
Gun rights activists are calling Chapter 135 an unconstitutional attempt to disarm Massachusetts gun owners.
The controversial law was signed more than two years by Democrat Gov. Maura Healey, and there will likely be a heavy campaign backed by anti-gunners to defend the law and retain it.
WBSM is reporting how Ballotpedia is explaining, “A ‘yes’ vote would uphold House Bill 4885, which enacted several changes to the state’s firearms regulations. A ‘no’ vote means you wish to repeal the law.”
