A gun rights group in Massachusetts known as the Civil Rights Coalition is working to prevent a controversial bill from becoming law that would further limit gun rights in the state.

Bill H.4885, also known as An Act Modernizing Firearms Laws, was introduced in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on July 17, 2024. The next day, the state House and Senate passed it and Democrat Governor Maura Healey signed the measure into law a week later.

The law creates new restrictions on what firearms citizens can lawfully own and where citizens can take them. It also restricts certain accessories and modifications, including gun parts that can be used to make firearms at home that are hard for the government to trace.

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