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#BULawProf@CodyJJacobs discusses pushback against Massachusetts' new gun control law, saying "The gun lobby is trying to get to this Supreme Court so that their six-justice majority can strike them down." ⬇️ https://t.co/20vnJV3GBA
#BULawProf@CodyJJacobs says the resources of gun rights groups and their involvement in recent licensing cases, represents “a good warning of what’s ahead within the post-Bruen landscape, which is continuing litigation over pretty much every gun law.” ⬇️ https://t.co/FIU2LAznZd
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#SCOTUS's conservative majority struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, which was enacted after the deadliest mass shooting in US history. The 6-3 decision is “a major setback in preventing mass shootings,” says @BU_Law's @CodyJJacobs.
Read on ⬇️
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Great point from @rkuttnerwrites that MA is an outlier in its restrictive system of home rule, a legacy of century-old anti-Irish sentiment.
In other states, cities are more able to diversify their tax base. In MA, they depend on a slow-moving Legislature with boss rule. #mapoli
Today's #SCOTUS decision overturned New York’s requirement that applicants show “proper cause” for obtaining a concealed-carry permit. To help better understand the impacts of this ruling, we tapped the shoulder of @BU_LAW's @CodyJJacobs for his take. https://t.co/vtZDRt7HEa
1/3 #BULawProf@CodyJJacobs warned of Bruen case, “I’m not sure how the court could meaningfully write a decision that would distinguish just the NY law from all these other ‘may issue’ regimes.”
More: https://t.co/IM2AhSuJRy
#BULawProf@CodyJJacobs says upcoming SCOTUS NY State Rifle v. Bruen decision could have "...day-to-day consequences... in public, there could be people carrying firearms where there weren’t before..."
Read how it could affect similar gun laws in MA: https://t.co/IU0HPXleGS
#BULawProf@CodyJJacobs calls on legislators to prepare for the outcome of today's SCOTUS argument in NY State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen: "...Massachusetts still has options to protect its residents under this new, judicially imposed regime." https://t.co/9rN46Lk5HM
#SCOTUS is expected to expand the right to carry guns in public. Massachusetts must limit the negative impact of this decision, writes @BU_Law’s @CodyJJacobs. https://t.co/jXhjVSrl5G
Not even close to the most important thing right now, but in light of armed protests around the country, I'm re-upping this piece by @CodyJJacobs and me, arguing for banning firearms at demonstrations, originally published just after Charlottesville.
https://t.co/wNPJU6zEDe