GOAL files suit challenging Commonwealth’s New “Assault-Style Firearms” Restrictions
Gun Owners’ Action League (GOAL) along with The National Rifle Association (NRA) have filed a challenge to the Commonwealth’s restrictions on so-called “assault-style” firearms...
Black Powder Ammunition Warning
Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 repealed the previous exemption for black powder ammunition components.
MA Non-resident Firearm License Regime Challenged
On August 13, 2025, yet another legal challenge to the unconstitutional Massachusetts gun laws has been filed...
Hunters Beware - New Gun Laws
The new gun laws in Massachusetts (Chapter 135) have had massive impacts on hunting in Massachusetts. These include both residents and non-residents.
GOAL News Articles & Alerts
- Black Powder Ammunition Warning
- MA Non-resident Firearm License Regime Challenged
- Westbrook Suitability Case goes to MA SJC
- SCOTUS Accepts Marquis Suitability Case Filing
- Comm2A and GOAL Help Bring Licensing Delay to MA High Court after District Court Judge rules license processing timeline mandates have no teeth.
- Air Force Veteran Detained Without Bail
- Self Defense Results in Temporary Banishment and “Re-education”
- Letter to EOPSS Regarding Live Fire Accessability & Affordability Report
- Freedom Prevails in Berkley & Dracut
- GOAL & Mansfield Fish and Game Host Girl Scout Troop
- Massachusetts to Issue Serial Numbers for Illegal Guns
- F-Class National Championship Announced
- Still No "Official" Word on Long Gun Testing & Roster
- Mandated Live Fire Report Hearings a Sham!
- Safari Club International Gets No Answers
- Draft Regulations on Registration & Serialization
- Westbrook Suitability Case Update - May 15, 2025
- Update on Assault Style Firearms - March 28, 2025
- Firearm License Address Alert
- Massachusetts High Court Provides Cover for Unconstitutional Gun Laws
- The Price of Disarmament: Why Women Deserve the Right to Defend Themselves Anywhere
- Trying to Decipher Semi-Autos for FID Card Holders (Chapter 135)
- Speaker Mariano Appointed the Microstamp Patent Holder to a State Commission?
- Lawsuits Important, but Not a Sure thing
- Chapter 135 – Nearly Six Months and Few Answers
- Jan 2025 FCAB Meeting Notes
- 2024 ERPO Report is Out … And?
- Law Enforcement Advisory Group Encourages Illegal Searches
- GOAL Moves to Consolidate Suitability Cases
- Would Your Club Like to Host Training
- GOAL Backs Third Suitability Case
- The Term “Use” Now Potentially Applies to “Unapproved" Firearms Article - What Happens When a State Loses Its Soul
- State Files to Dismiss Court Challenge
- No Refunds for Hunters
- Chapter 135 GOAL Court Action Update - 10/29/2024
- 95,000 Citizens Sign Chapter 135 Repeal Referendum Petition
- New Online Firearm License Application System
- Healey Signs Emergency Order for Chapter 135
- Massachusetts Legislature Suspends New Training Requirements in Chapter 135
- Belchertown Fights to Keep Suitability Standards
- Healey Targets Petition to Repeal Chapter 135
- Special Message From GOAL's Executive Director
GOAL Video & Audio News
- GOAL Legal Update: What's next after Snope and Ocean State Tactical?
- Jim's Thoughts - State Thumbing Its Nose at Complying with Chapter 135 - Again
- Ask the Director - May 14, 2024
- Jim's thoughts - Stalling Tactics
- Registration & Serialization - Jim Wallace & Mike Harris
- Mike Harris & Kerrie Ann Auclair testify before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary
- Jim’s Thoughts – Interpreting the Law/Litigation
- Allen West | Steadfast & Loyal | Update on Lexington's 250th Anniversary with Kerrie Ann Auclair
- Jim Wallace testifies on Microstamping - Jim Starts at 22 minutes.
- Town Hall Meeting Season - Mike Harris Youtube
- Jim's Thoughts - Mass Confusion - Audio and Transcript
- Litigation Thoughts - Audio and Transcript
- Severe Mental Health Continues to be Ignored - Audio and Transcript
- The New Government Tactic - Audio and Transcript
- Roster Problems with No Answers - Audio and Transcript
- Reaction to Recent Domestic Violence -
Kerrie Ann Auclair &
Mike Harris
- Update on Legislation & Litigation - Jim Wallace & Mike Harris
