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Supreme Court News

• United States v. Hemani (TX), SCOTUS ruled that marijuana use alone is not sufficient to prohibit someone from possessing a firearm.
• Wolford v. Lopez (HI), SCOTUS struck down Hawaii’s law that banned persons from carrying firearms on private property held open to the public without consent.

Read interesting remarks on these decisions from David Pucino, States United to Prevent Gun Violence Board Director here.

SCOTUS also announced they will take on two cases in the next session related to assault weapons in Connecticut and Chicago, Illinois.

Worth noting, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Washington D.C. for its semi-automatic firearms ban; and has threatened to sue Denver Colorado for its large capacity magazines ban.

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#WearOrange to highlight the tragic impact of gun violence in our communities and to support our mission to put an end to it.

Attend an event hosted by our local partners:

• Grassroots for GVP at the Woburn Common for Victims & Survivors Proclamation at 10am Friday 6/5
• Grandmothers Against Gun Violence annual bake sale on Saturday 6/6
• MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence at Boston City Hall on Thursday 6/11

It's not too early to start thinking about the November election

Massachusetts voters will have plenty to decide in 2026. The Secretary of State has certified 11 ballot questions, including a veto referendum seeking to repeal gun control legislation passed in 2024.

This question works differently from the others crowding the November ballot. Instead of proposing something new, it's a veto referendum asking voters whether to keep or scrap an already-passed law, the Act Modernizing Firearm Laws.

Vote 'YES' to uphold it, or 'no' to repeal it.

"The fate of a 2024 Massachusetts gun law will soon lie in voters' hands. A petition drive by gun advocates has sent it to the statewide ballot." May 6, 2026 Bedford Light 

John Rosenthal wrote this 9 years ago and it still rings true!

“Sadly, our country is going to get far worse before and it gets better and it’s hard to comprehend how quickly it seems to have happened. Much of what is so special about our Country has come under attack, by none other than our misguided and self-serving president and a majority in Congress in the service of driving their selfish hard right agenda.”

Read his full 2/27/2017 blog here

More recent, The Atlantic Yes It’s Fascism by Jonathan Rauch 1/25/2026

Honor Alex Pretti & Renee Good with ACTION

Tell your Senators to reject the current budget bill and withhold their votes from legislation funding DHS, the Dept. of Homeland Security. Contact your Senator by email or call the Senate switchboard (202)224-3121.

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SHV priority bills in Massachusetts:

• An Act Relative to Firearm Industry Accountability HD.948 filed by Rep. Moran and SD.1023 filed by Sen. Creem.
• Act to Stop Mass Shootings H.1650 sponsored by Rep. Decker and Rep. Moran

The federal bills that we’ll continue to advocate for are safe storage and an assaults weapon ban. Plus we strongly oppose Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity (CCR), HR.38 that would enable federal law to supersede state concealed carry regulations.

NEWSWORTHY January 12, 2026 Milwaukee Independent:

The wife of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed in her car by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, said the couple had stopped to support their neighbors on the day of the shooting and described the mother of three as leaving a legacy of kindness.

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