Bill > H2158

This bill, titled "Relative to constitutional rights," proposes to amend Chapter 140 of Massachusetts law to prevent local governments from creating their own rules about firearms and weapons. Specifically, it states that no county, city, town, or other local entity within Massachusetts can pass or enforce any law, ordinance, or regulation related to the legal ownership, use, possession, transfer, purchase, receipt, or transportation of weapons, antique weapons, ammunition, or ammunition components. The bill asserts that the right to keep and bear arms is an individual civil right and should be assumed to exist for all matters concerning these items, unless explicitly forbidden by state-wide laws. This aims to establish a uniform standard across the Commonwealth regarding firearm regulations, overriding any potentially stricter local ordinances.