On 10 March 2010, the Lowell Sun reported the following:
Massachusetts high court upholds gun lock law in Billerica case
The Lowell Sun
Updated: 03/10/2010 01:33:43 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) -- The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld the constitutionality of a state law that requires gun owners to lock weapons in their homes, a ruling seen as a major victory for gun control advocates.
Gun control proponents argued that the law saves lives because it requires guns to be kept in a locked container or equipped with a trigger lock when not under the owner's control. Opponents pointed to a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said people have a constitutional right to keep weapons for self-defense.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Wednesday that the Second Amendment does not overrule the state's right to require owners to store guns safely.
The case involves a Billerica man who was charged with improperly storing a 12-gauge shotgun, a hunting rifle and ammunition.


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It never ceases to amaze me how the Mass SJC can pick away at the rights of the citizens.
Too many years of a one party system of government leads to this type of actions.

As anyone noticed that the official names of many of the countries who have a dictatorship form of government begins with "Democratic Republic of XXX".