"Toby's Brigade" - Gathered and Turned in 95,000 Certified Signatures

Gun Owners’ Action League would like to congratulate and thank the hundreds of volunteers of the Civil Rights Coalition (CRC) led by Toby Leary. In just a few short weeks these patriots were able to gather over 95,000 certified signatures to place a repeal initiative on the November 2026 ballot. (The raw number was over 120,000)

During the monumental task, these volunteers were able to engage with many thousands of citizens who were previously unaware of what the legislature had done. Not only passing the worst attack on civil rights in modern U.S. history, but the manner in which it was accomplished.

“Our ability to collect 95,000 signatures in 5 weeks is not only a monumental accomplishment, but also an enormous message to Beacon Hill that our rights will not be taken away. Despite Governor Healey’s efforts to undermine the democratic process, we were able to collect the signatures. Today is the first step in restoring our liberties. It is time for the State House to listen to the people because we are not going to take abuse anymore,” said Toby Leary.

“In one of my first video addresses after Speaker Mariano and Chairman Day embarked on their vendetta against the Second Amendment Community, I quoted Admiral Yamamoto - "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve” said Jim Wallace Executive Director of GOAL. “The state officials scoffed at that warning, but their recent actions demonstrate that they may be more concerned about their historic abuse of power than they care to admit. What we have witnessed in the last few weeks is just the beginning of the citizens awakening!”

With the certification of the signatures, the question of repealing Chapter 135 (H.4885) will be placed on the November 2026 referendum.  Because Governor became aware that the CRC was collecting enough signatures to not only place the petition on the ballot, but enough to suspend the law until a vote was taken, she abused her Constitutional authority and attached an Emergency Preamble to the law. It was such an emergency, that she then started to suspend parts of the law to avoid action from the federal courts.

GOAL would once again like to thank the tireless patriots for their heroic efforts. As more and more citizens awaken to this egregious abuse of power, it is likely that their ranks will grow drastically.