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Lawmakers aim to bar Mass. gunmakers from selling weapons in other states
But Beacon Hill canât legally regulate interstate commerce, critics say
By Emma Platoff Globe Staff,Updated April 20, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Smith & Wesson AR-15 rifles were for sale at a gun show in Loveland, Colo. A version of the military-style gun was used in the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Florida, which left 50 dead in 2016.NYT
Massachusetts residents canât legally buy the AR-15 style semi-automatic rifles manufactured by Springfield-based Smith & Wesson. But the Massachusetts-made guns can be sold across state lines.
Home to some of the nationâs strictest gun laws and some of its largest gun manufacturers, Massachusetts has its fair share of firearm contradictions. Democratic state lawmakers are now taking aim at one of them, proposing a bill to prevent Massachusetts gunmakers from selling certain kinds of firearms and accessories to private citizens outside of the s