Massachusetts Law Would Ban Virtually All Semi-Automatic Firearms

Virtually all semi-automatic firearms would be banned under a proposed Massachusetts law expanding the reach of its existing “assault weapons” ban. Starting this year, Democrats control the state’s legislature as well as the governor’s office, fueling the party’s hopes for a new package of gun control laws, as reported by the Boston Globe. A slew of new bills have already been introduced by Democratic State Rep. David Linsky, including one that would expand its defin …