Woman buys/carries a stun gun as protection against her abusive ex-boyfriend.
In defiance of the Mass law outlawing stun guns.
Gets arrested and found guilty. Appeals based on claim that stun guns come under the protection of the Second Amendment.
http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/sjc/reporter-of-decisions/new-opinions/11718.pdf ( Commonwealth v Jamie Caetano )
This is going to be interesting as it passes through the Mass courts. If she loses at the State level the journey through the Federal courts ought to be even more interesting.
As someone who escaped Mass before I was old enough to posses a firearm* I'm interested in how the local folks see the situation.
stay safe.
* - Out of curiosity, not that there is even the remotest chance that when I returned to take the free ride at state schools then being offered to returning Vietnam Vets, a) is there a statute of limitations on firearms possession violations, and b) if there is, how long is it?
In defiance of the Mass law outlawing stun guns.
Gets arrested and found guilty. Appeals based on claim that stun guns come under the protection of the Second Amendment.
http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/sjc/reporter-of-decisions/new-opinions/11718.pdf ( Commonwealth v Jamie Caetano )
This is going to be interesting as it passes through the Mass courts. If she loses at the State level the journey through the Federal courts ought to be even more interesting.
As someone who escaped Mass before I was old enough to posses a firearm* I'm interested in how the local folks see the situation.
stay safe.
* - Out of curiosity, not that there is even the remotest chance that when I returned to take the free ride at state schools then being offered to returning Vietnam Vets, a) is there a statute of limitations on firearms possession violations, and b) if there is, how long is it?