BOXBORO — Weeks after Attorney General Maura Healey released an "enforcement notice" which opponents claim unconstitutionally expanded the state's assault-weapon ban overnight, a crowd of more than 500 Massachusetts gun owners filled a hotel conference room to plan their next move.
BOSTON — With a lawsuit looming, Attorney General Maura Healey took to the airwaves Thursday to answer questions about her office's recent interpretation of state gun laws and dismissed what she described as "tired arguments" from pro-gun groups.
"They immediately go to 'slippery slope' and 'you're going to take away all our guns' and 'you're going to repeal the Second Amendment,'" Healey said during her latest monthly appearance on Boston Public Radio's "Ask the AG" segment, referencing claims from pro-gun groups that her office's interpretation could set a dangerous precedent. "We're going to be out there enforcing the law, making sure that these weapons, which are so lethal and wreak such havoc, aren't going to be available for sale here in Massachusetts."
