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Governor Healy signs expanded Massachusetts gun‑safety law targeting ghost guns, serialization and red‑flag procedures
Summary
Governor Healy signed a broad gun‑safety measure developed by the legislature and advocates that criminalizes certain conversion devices, expands tools to address ghost guns, tightens licensing checks and boosts crime‑data reporting. Supporters said the law will 'save lives.'
BOSTON — Governor Healy signed a sweeping set of gun‑safety measures Tuesday, saying Massachusetts must modernize its laws to meet new technologies and to protect communities.
"We're here because Massachusetts is the leader in smart, strong, common sense gun laws," Healy said, thanking legislative leaders, survivors and law‑enforcement partners who joined the signing. She listed priorities the law addresses, including measures to "combat ghost guns and 3‑D printed guns" and to "strengthen our red flag law," and said the package includes investments in community‑based violence‑prevention work.
Legislative leaders at the ceremony described the bill as a response to recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and a continuation of the Commonwealth's long‑standing firearm‑regulation tradition. House Speaker Ron Mariano said the state had to correct…
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