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Attorneys debate severability of Massachusetts resident firearms licensing after Bruin and Donald arguments
Summary
At oral argument, Nancy Dolberg asked the Supreme Judicial Court to vacate Nathaniel Rodriguez’s firearms convictions under statutory provisions referenced as 269:10(a) and (n), arguing Massachusetts’ resident licensing scheme contains discretionary language the court found unconstitutional in Bruin.
At oral argument, Nancy Dolberg asked the Supreme Judicial Court to vacate Nathaniel Rodriguez’s firearms convictions under statutory provisions referenced in argument as 269:10(a) and (n) and to find the resident licensing scheme unconstitutional as applied or facially invalid.
Dolberg said the resident licensing language at issue tracked the discretionary “good reason” language the court invalidated in Bruin and argued that, if excised, the statute would leave no meaningful pathway for licenses and would amount to an impermissible ban. She told the…
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