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Federal Judge Denies AG Healey’s Attempt To Toss ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Lawsuit

By Evan Lips
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:28 AM · 2 min read read
Federal Judge Denies AG Healey’s Attempt To Toss ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Lawsuit

WORCESTER — At the same that a push is brewing from Massachusetts gun control advocates to make the Bay State's strict firearms laws go national, a federal judge has determined that there is enough standing to allow a lawsuit challenging Attorney General Maura Healey's 2016 so-called "copycat" assault weapons ban to move forward. Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Hillman on Wednesday squashed Healey's bid to dismiss the lawsuit, filed by several Massachusetts gun retailers in conj

WORCESTER — At the same that a push is brewing from Massachusetts gun control advocates to make the Bay State's strict firearms laws go national, a federal judge has determined that there is enough standing to allow a lawsuit challenging Attorney General Maura Healey's 2016 so-called "copycat" assault weapons ban to move forward. Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Hillman on Wednesday squashed Healey's bid to dismiss the lawsuit, filed by several Massachusetts gun retailers in conj…

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