SJC upholds trigger locks in Massachusetts (Mass Lunacy)Submitted by xmission on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 13:00 |
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/03/_in_a_victory_f.html
By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff
In a victory for law enforcement and gun control advocates, the state's high court today said state law requiring gun owners to use trigger locks on their weapons inside their homes passes constitutional muster.
In a case that had drawn attention from the Gun Owners Action League and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the Supreme Judicial Court said that the Second Amendment does not override the state's interest in mandating safe storage of firearms.
"We conclude that the legal obligation safely to secure firearms in [state law] is not unconstitutional, that the motion to dismiss the count charging its violation was allowed in error, and that the defendant may face prosecution on this count,'' Justice Ralph Gants wrote for the unanimous court.
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