The Massachusetts legislature is currently considering HD 4420.<\/p>\n
According to The Boston Globe<\/a> on Friday:<\/p>\n R<\/span>epresentatives will gather in closed-door meetings next week to hold \u201ccandid discussions\u201d about a 140-page gun reform bill that Speaker Ron Mariano wants to win House approval by the end of the month.<\/strong><\/p>\n With the omnibus bill idling amid a House-Senate procedural dispute and national gun safety groups applying new pressure on legislative leaders, Mariano\u2019s office scheduled a pair of private events for representatives and staff to talk about the proposal.<\/strong><\/p>\n The bill stretches across a wide range of firearm-related issues, including where guns can be carried, the licensing process, the state\u2019s existing ban on assault weapons, rising numbers of untraceable \u201cghost guns,\u201d and training for gun owners.<\/strong><\/p>\n Mariano told reporters on Thursday that his goal is to win House approval for the omnibus bill (HD 4420) before lawmakers take a traditional break in August. Asked about how the House plans to navigate a procedural disagreement with the Senate that has stalled the bill\u2019s early progress, Mariano said, \u201cI\u2019ll look at the different options that are at my disposal\u201d and try to pick one.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the National Rifle Association (NRA)<\/a>, here are some of the provisions in the bill:<\/p>\n As written, HD 4420:<\/strong><\/p>\n I am not a constitutional expert in any way, but this bill seems to be a way to limit law-abiding citizens’ access to guns. The process that a person would have to go through to get permission to buy a gun would be very costly and time-consuming. Most people would not want to spend the time or the money. The bill also totally overlooks the fact that only law-abiding citizens follow laws–criminals don’t. All this law will do is make more people unable to defend themselves if they need to.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Massachusetts legislature is currently considering HD 4420. According to The Boston Globe on Friday: Representatives will gather in closed-door meetings next week to hold \u201ccandid discussions\u201d about a 140-page gun reform bill that Speaker Ron Mariano wants to win … Continue reading \n
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