Supreme Court Overturns Ruling on Massachusetts Gun Law, Leaving Constitutionality in Question

Supreme Court Overturns Ruling on Massachusetts Gun Law, Leaving Constitutionality in Question
Massachusetts Attorney General, and candidate for governor, Maura Healey speaks during the state's Democratic party convention June 4, 2022, in Worcester, Mass. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court reversed a federal appeals court decision on Oct. 3 that upheld one of Massachusetts’ tough gun laws, months after the high court expanded Second Amendment rights.

The Massachusetts law in question, the constitutionality of which is now in doubt, imposed a lifetime ban on purchasing handguns—but not possessing them—on anyone convicted of a nonviolent misdemeanor that involved the possession or use of guns.