GOAL's Legislation Page
8/2/2010 Please note: With the close of the legislative session most of the bills on this page did not become law. This December many will be re-filed, and will have new bill #s. We will be continuously updating the information in order to keep it as accurate as possible.
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- Massachusetts laws to deal with the illegal flow of guns. A listing of current M.G.L.s already on the books to deal with this issue.
- Federal Legislation Round-up. Both houses of Congress have adjourned for their “Summer District Work Period,” and there are two issues pending in Congress that require your immediate action to lobby your Senators and Congressman while back in their homestate for the next month.
- H.2259 Gets extended again 5/14/2010 update, H. 2259 has now been extended to 6/30/10 for discussion. Please continue to contact the committee members and your legislators and urge them to vote favorably on this bill.
- H.4102 Alert and information Deval Patrick's "one gun a month bill"
- H. 4687. Oppose The Wind Energy Bill. Call your legislators today! GOAL has been made aware that H.4687, the Wind Energy Siting bill, may be coming up for a vote in the House this week. While we are engaged in other fights against anti-civil rights bills like H.4102, we cannot forget other legislation that will adversely impact us in other ways.
- H.4703. (formerly H.4428, S.2220, S.2210) Victory again! 5/27/10 CORI Bill H. 4703, Proposed Anti Civil Rights Amendments defeated at State House
- S.1580 5/7/10 Update. Extended to June 30th. Please continue to call the committee and ask for a favorable vote! Click here for contact information click here for more info on S1580
- FA 10 Firearms transfer issues May 14th Update. As many of you know, the CHSB uploaded the FA10 form onto their website on April 30th. We just now noticed that they FINALLY updated it to a correct form that includes instructions/codes etc...
- Budget Alert!4/29 Update: Congratulations all! Once again our voice was heard, Representatives Straus and Peterson were successful in passing their amendments
- GOAL works to define Muzzleloader Regulations. For many years hunters have been confused about what kind of muzzle loading firearms can be used in Massachusetts. Most of the confusion stems from the current regulations banning the use of so-called break open action style muzzle loaders during the primitive arms portion of the deer season.
- S.921 Judges Disarming Law Enforcement Officers On Wednesday, January 27, 2010 a piece of legislation had a public hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security that brought to light a very disturbing practice in our courts.
- H.2288 GOAL works with Legislators to pass H.2288 “An Act Relative to Increasing Accessibility to Non-lethal Self Defense Sprays” Just prior to the Thanksgiving holidy break, the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security favorably released H.2288 “An Act Relative to Increasing Accessibility to Non-lethal Self Defense Sprays”.
- S.2210 GOAL Works with Legislators on S.2210 “An Act Relative to Sentencing Laws” On Thursday, November 26th the Massachusetts Senate took up the Crime Bill S.2210 “An Act Relative to Sentencing Laws”. Prior to the morning of the floor debate, there was nothing in the bill that gave GOAL any concerns.
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