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December 17, 2020
Judge Sees Trouble In Holstering Mass. Gun Shop Suit
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday skewered what he called the state's "rope-a-dope" strategy to avoid legal review of its decision to close gun shops at the outset of the pandemic, indicating the case isn't moot simply because the governor has since rescinded the restriction following a court order.
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May 29, 2020
Mass. Gun Shops Say Reopening Doesn't Moot Case
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's decision to allow gun shops to reopen during the pandemic following a successful legal challenge by retailers doesn't moot their case, an attorney for the stores told a federal judge Friday, citing the possibility that a second wave of the coronavirus could trigger another shutdown.
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May 07, 2020
Mass. Gun Stores To Reopen After Judge Nixes COVID-19 Ban
A Massachusetts federal judge ordered the state to reopen gun shops by noon Saturday, ruling that Gov. Charlie Baker's executive order closing the retailers during the coronavirus pandemic violates the Second Amendment.
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May 04, 2020
Mass. Pressed For Rationale For COVID-19 Gun Shop Ban
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday laid into attorneys for Gov. Charlie Baker for offering "concerted silence" about why the state closed gun stores during the COVID-19 outbreak while allowing liquor stores and other retailers without constitutional underpinnings to remain open.
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April 28, 2020
Mass. Defends Gun Shop Ban As Temporary In Crisis
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's decision to close gun stores during the coronavirus outbreak does not impinge on core Second Amendment rights, his administration told a federal judge Tuesday, comparing the move to regulations like waiting periods and age limits that temporarily delay firearm purchases.
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April 27, 2020
NRA Backs Gun Stores In Suit Over Mass. COVID-19 Closures
The National Rifle Association on Monday compared Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's closure of gun stores during the COVID-19 pandemic to Japanese internment camps and "separate but equal" racial segregation laws, backing a constitutional challenge by local retailers.
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April 15, 2020
Mass. Gun Shops Ask Court To Overrule Gov.'s Virus Closures
Massachusetts residents and gun stores have asked a federal court to reverse Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's decision to shutter firearms shops during the coronavirus pandemic, saying the move violates the Second Amendment by barring legal avenues to obtain guns.