Chapter 123, An Act Relative to Firearms
1. Procedural History and Bill Versions
- H3610 Introduced
- H4209
- H4539 As Passed by House
- H4670
- Marked Up Bill H. 4517
- Session Law – Acts of 2018 Chapter 123
2. Committee Documents
3. Floor Documents & Conference Committee Documents
4. Executive Action Documents
5. Press Reports (links only)
- ‘Red flag’ bill moves forward on the Hill
- “RED FLAG” GUN BILL CLEARS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
- ‘An obnoxious idea,’and a promising one
- BAKER SIGNS “RED FLAG” LAW OVER GUN OWNER OBJECTIONS [+VIDEO] By Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
- Baker signs law letting courts take some guns; people called dangerous by family can lose weapons, The Boston Globe
- Bills Before Mass. Lawmakers Aim To Help Police Take Guns From People Deemed An ‘Extreme Risk’
- CLERGY LOBBY FOR “RED FLAG” BILL AS GOAL FLOATS COUNTER-PROPOSAL By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
- Clergy members lobby Beacon Hill for ‘red flag’ bill By Michael P. Norton State House News Service
- How the ‘red flag’ gun bill came to be
- Editorial: Responding to Parkland – Massachusetts ERPO legislation on seizing guns and mental health services
- GOP ‘red flag’ amendment came from NRA playbook By Matt Murphy State House News Service
- GUN ACCESS BILL CRITICS SAY IT NEEDS MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT By Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
- Gun Control Bill Driven by Recent Grad Becomes Massachusetts Law
- House addresses SJC stun gun ruling in redrafted ‘red flag’ bill
- House Speaker Robert DeLeo Indicates Support for “Red Flag” Legislation By Hayley Glatter
- House Speaker Robert DeLeo supports ‘extreme risk’ gun bill
- Berkshire students stay the course: After Parkland shooting, activism continues
- Mass. House Speaker DeLeo pushing ‘red flag’ gun bill By Steve LeBlanc Associated Press
- Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker open to considering ‘red flag’ gun bill
- Massachusetts police chiefs back ‘extreme risk’ gun bill allowing family to petition judge to take someone’s guns
- Massachusetts Police Chiefs Back ‘Red Flag’ Gun Bill
- Police chiefs back “red flag” firearms access bill
- POLL: MASS. VOTERS FAVOR TOUGHER GUN LAWS, RED FLAG BILL By Michael P. Norton
- Report-2018-Dec-17
- Safety Committee voting on ‘Red Flag’ gun control legislation
- Our Opinion: Students are energized, angry and ready to vote
- Support gun control legislation