Massachusetts High Court Retreats On Stun Gun Ban

BOSTON — The state's highest court retreated on Tuesday from its long-held stance that a Massachusetts statute banning civilian possession of stun guns is not unconstitutional, marking a rare win for the commonwealth's right-to-bear-arms activists. Tuesday's decision reflects a March 2016 United States Supreme Court ruling stemming from an appeal filed by a Massachusetts woman named Jaime Caetano, who was charged with a crime by the state after she used a stun gun to ward off an attack from an

BOSTON — The state's highest court retreated on Tuesday from its long-held stance that a Massachusetts statute banning civilian possession of stun guns is not unconstitutional, marking a rare win for the commonwealth's right-to-bear-arms activists. Tuesday's decision reflects a March 2016 United States Supreme Court ruling stemming from an appeal filed by a Massachusetts woman named Jaime Caetano, who was charged with a crime by the state after she used a stun gun to ward off an attack from an…