From: G. Edward Griffin's Website:
http://www.realityzone.com/currentperiod.html
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules that the right to bear arms, as defined in the 2nd Amendment, may prevent the federal government from gun control, but not the states. Therefore, Massachusetts is free to restrict firearms as it sees fit.
South Coast Today Posted 2010 Mar 13 (Cached)
Massachusetts SJC rules 2nd Amendment does not apply to states
By Brian Fraga
bfraga@s-t.com
March 11, 2010
The right to bear arms as defined in the Second Amendment does not apply to the states, so Massachusetts can regulate who can have firearms and how those weapons are to be stored, the state's high court ruled Wednesday.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously dismissed two challenges to the state's gun laws that require citizens to register with police departments before acquiring a firearm, as well as keeping guns stored in a locked container or equipped with a trigger lock.
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