GOAL now has a more complete schedule of the 5 “gun hearings” that will be held by the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.

The first 4 hearings are scheduled to take place outside the State House.

We will be counting on our members to attend these hearings, speak out, be heard and begin the process of restoration of our freedom.

GOAL is once again compiling evidence illustrating the broken Massachusetts licensing process.

Once compiled by the GOAL staff, these forms will be presented to MA Legislators at the State House by GOAL Executive Director Jim Wallace as evidence which perfectly illustrates the need for reform.

Please click here for more information - to take the survey.

GOAL would like to thank Senator Knapik (pictured at right) for his efforts including addressing the Senate floor on behalf of this important amendment. It is unfortunate that the rest of the Senate does not care to look into this system which is now beyond repair. Senator Michael Knapik of Westfield had filed the amendment to the FY2014 Senate budget on behalf of GOAL. The amendment would have instructed the Massachusetts Inspector General's Office to conduct a thorough investigation into the failure of the Massachusetts firearm licensing system.

As of the latest ISP report for 2010 there were 126 gun related homicides, double that of the year of the Gun Control Act! In 1998 there were 96 gun related assaults that resulted in a Hospital Discharge. In 2010 there were 267 nearly triple the number when the Gun Control Act was passed. The WRISS system has a Firearm Related Assault Injury category. In this report in 1998 there were 291 and in 2009 (the latest available) there were 464.

This month's news:
-MA Supreme Justice Court Tanks Another RKBA Case
-Senate Votes Against GOAL's Effort to Investigate Broken LTC System
-"Gun Control" Hearings Scheduled - Please Attend
-GOAL News Bits
-New GOAL Products
-Editorials and More!