By Premiere Massachusetts Firearms Attorney & Gun Rights Lawyer for LTC FID Denials & Suspensions, William S. Smith- Go To ATTORNEYSMITHLAW.COM or Call (774) 364-1754 holdenattorney@gmail.com
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Lawson v. Campbell Could Be a Turning Point for Gun Rights in Massachusetts The battle for the Second Amendment has taken a new front in Massachusetts. On August 13, 2025,…
A recent decision this month out of California has sent shockwaves through the gun rights community — and for good reason. In Boland v. Bonta, U.S. District Judge Cormac J.…
Attorney Smith has appealed the Hampden County Superior Court’s decision overturning the District Court’s order that a man who was convicted of nothing, Randy Westbrook, be issued a firearms license.…
Posted July 15, 2025 When New York passed its sweeping “public nuisance” law in 2021 targeting the firearms industry, it was immediately seen by gun-rights advocates as a legal Trojan…
In a major win for gun rights advocates and defenders of the Constitution, a federal judge in California has struck down the state’s ban on concealed carry permits for nonresidents.…
Today, June 18, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit upheld the federal ban on sales of handguns to 18-21 year-olds. In an initial victory for gun…
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government against American gun manufacturers, including Smith & Wesson and Interstate Arms. Mexico had…
On June 2, 2025, the US Supreme Court declined yet again to hear a so called “assault weapons” ban case. DAVID SNOPE, et al. v. ANTHONY G. BROWN, in his official capacity as ATTORNEY GENERAL OF…
On May 28, 2025, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a state law prohibiting most individuals under the age of 21 from carrying handguns in public. The decision affirms the state’s…
On March 11, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held in Commonwealth v. Donnell: “To be consistent with the Second Amendment, the Commonwealth’s nonresident firearm licensing scheme cannot vest an…
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