Massachusetts Defends Handgun Law From Bruen Evasion Claim

Massachusetts law requiring commercially sold handguns to meet minimum safety standards are potentially shielded under the US Supreme Court’s Second Amendment test, a federal judge suggested Wednesday.

Judge Denise Casper questioned whether the state’s regulations are covered by the Second Amendment given that it protects the right to “keep and bear arms, not purchase or sell arms” during a hearing in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts considering cross motions for summary judgment.

“There’s no way to keep and bear arms unless there’s a way to acquire them,” responded William Bergstrom, an associate at Cooper & Kirk ...