Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One to restrict them, the other to honor them
Summary
Voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to keep a 2024 law that requires firearm registration and expands restrictions on certain guns. Idaho voters will answer a nonbinding question about choosing an official state gun from six historic firearms, including the M1 Garand.Key Facts
- Massachusetts Question 9 asks voters whether to uphold the 2024 firearms law.
- The Massachusetts law requires firearms to be serialized and registered with the state.
- The law also restricts ghost guns and devices that enable rapid firing, expands the ban on assault-style weapons, and broadens the state's red-flag law.
- Massachusetts residents face a registration deadline six days before the referendum, according to the article.
- The law took effect in 2024 after Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency provision, rather than waiting for the referendum.
- Idaho's Republican-led Legislature placed a nonbinding question on the ballot asking voters for advice on naming a state gun.
- Idaho voters will choose among six historic firearms; Neill Goodfellow said he plans to vote for the M1 Garand.
- An estimated three in five Idaho adults live in households with guns, according to the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
