Massachusetts Prosecutors Charging for Any Possession of "Assault Style Firearms"
GOAL has been informed from several legal sources that the District Attorneys in Massachusetts are not respecting any kind of "grandfathering" for ASFs after the passage of Chapter 135.
In the case that we have been made aware of, the citizen had an interaction with law enforcement and/or had to temporarily surrender their firearms for whatever reason. It appears that any possession of an Assault Style Firearm is being prosecuted as if there is no grandfathering despite the plaintiff producing the paperwork to prove when the firearm was legally purchased.
To date, no one from the state has been able to produce a rational, articulate explanation of the new laws pertaining to Assault Style Firearms. Even the Firearm Control Advisory Board is insisting that a "Banned Roster" be published. Despite the fact that there are technically no "banned" ASFs. They have heavy restrictions on when they had to be owned and what can, or cannot, be done with them post Chapter 135.
It appears that the tactic being used against the 2A community is to prosecute anyone in possession of an ASF and let the courts figure it out.
If you find yourself in this situation, or know of any person that is, please contact Mike Harris at GOAL immediately.