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August 27, 2024
Unanimous Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court finds state's prohibition of switchblades violative of Second Amendment
The top court in Massachusetts handed down a notable (and unanimous) new Second Amendment ruling today in Commonweath v. Canjura, No. SJC- 13432 (Mass. Aug. 27, 2024) (available here). Here is how it starts:
Since 1957, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (b) (§ 10 [b]), has prohibited people from possessing certain spring-release pocketknives, commonly known as "switchblades." In this case, we are asked to decide whether § 10 (b)'s prohibition against carrying a switchblade knife violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, considering the United States Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022) (Bruen). We conclude it does. Accordingly, we reverse the denial of the defendant's motion to dismiss.
August 27, 2024 at 02:52 PM | Permalink