First the governor of MA called for around 2 billion dollars in new taxes, now he wants to copy the new New York gun laws. My guess is some of the liberty folks are going to be leaving NY and MA soon. Hopefully they drive northeast to New Hampshire

Seriously, though, this is not good. There might be enough political capital to pass these laws in a 1/2 dozen states.

New Massachusetts Gun Law Revealed: One Gun A Month, Seven Round Mag Limit, Etc.
Posted on January 17, 2013 by Robert Farago
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...mag-limit-etc/

Massachusetts Governor Patrick’s office has released the text of An Act To Strengthen and Enhance Firearms Laws in the Commonwealth [Click here for the text of the bill. Click here for the Governor's Press Release touting the civilian disarmament package]. TTAG legal eagle Chris Dumm parsed the laws and provided the following bullet points.
- Seven round mag limit – Magazines are now limited to seven rounds. Current 10 round mags are grandfathered. Owners of so-called “pre-ban” Mass mags (magazines with more than 10-rounds which were allowable under existing law) have one year to ditch them
- One Gun A Month – Sales – Bay Staters may not purchase more than one firearm per month. To exceed that rate is a felony. (2.5 years in prison, $1000 fine)
- One Gun a Month – Rental/Lease – Citizens may not rent or lease more than one firearm a month (2.5 years in prison $1000 fine)
- Universal background checks – All firearms sales (including private sales) must be preceded by a NICS criminal background check
- Gun show registration – Gun shows must report every seller at a show to the Department of Criminal Justice Services and pay a $500 fee to same
- No Bail for Gun Offenders - If a gun is used in a violent crime the offender may be held without bail until trial
- NERF-free schools - Airguns, BB guns, paintball guns, air rifles and yes NERF guns may not be possessed on school property ($500 and a year in jail)
- “Rat Rule” – Any staff or administrators who fail to report a violation of the above law are criminals ($500 fine)
A link to the proposed legislation. http://www.mass.gov/governor/legisla...egislation.pdf