Challenging Massachusetts’s Magazine Ban and “Assault Weapons” Ban

Summary: Challenging the constitutionality of Massachusetts’ magazine ban and “assault weapons” ban

• Plaintiff(s)
  • Joseph R. Capen
  • National Association for Gun Rights

• Defendant(s)
  • Andrea J. Campbell (Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
  • Charles Duane Baker Jr. (Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

• Counsel
  • Barry Arrington
• Judge
  • F. Dennis Saylor IV

• Docket
  • District Court of Massachusetts Case No. 1:22-cv-11431
  • 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 24-1061

Key Events and Filings

• District Court
  • 9/7/2022 Complaint
    • “Assault Weapons” Ban (MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 140, §§ 121)
    • Magazine Ban (MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 140, §§ 131M)
  • 10/28/2022 Answer to Complaint
  • 11/9/2022 Plaintiff Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 1/31/2023 Defendant Opposition to Plaintiff Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 3/6/2023 Reply in Support of Plaintiff Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 4/6/2023 Sur-reply in Further Opposition to Plaintiff Motion for Preliminary Injunction
  • 6/5/2023 Motion Hearing via Zoom
  • 12/21/2023 Motion for Preliminary Injunction Denied
  • 1/10/2024 Notice of Appeal

• 1st Circuit Court
  • 3/6/2024 Appellant Brief
  • 4/30/2024 Appellee Brief
  • 5/20/2024 Appellant Reply Brief
  • 10/7/2024 Oral Arguments Held
  • CURRENTLY: Awaiting Ruling