Advocates were particularly upset with action taken by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey last week to immediately implement the new gun law.

Massachusetts voters are in line to face a question during the 2026 election asking them to repeal a new gun law heralded by Beacon Hill Democrats after Second Amendment advocates reported

The law, signed in July, putting wide-ranging restrictions on guns is the subject of multiple court challenges.

Gino Recchia and the Bellingham gun shop he owns, Mass Armament, filed a complaint in federal court Friday, alleging that sections of the new law updating the definition of assault-style firearms run afoul of Second Amendment protections.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey implemented a new gun law on Wednesday that further regulates firearms like "ghost guns."

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has taken action to immediately implement a sweeping new gun law in her state.

Gun owners outraged by a sweeping new firearms law are ready to move to the next phase of their repeal campaign, and a leader of the effort suggested Bay Staters should expect “lots of legal action” in the next few weeks.

Supporters of the repeal effort said they have collected at least 90,000 signatures — more than enough to put the new law before voters.

Massachusetts' new gun law is facing another legal challenge after Governor Healey moved to immediately implement the law last month.

The fight over the fate of a sweeping new gun law expanded to another front late last week with a second lawsuit challenging the measure's constitutionality.