"Massachusetts Senate Passes Comprehensive Gun Reform Bill"
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The Massachusetts State Senate has passed the SAFER Act, an expansive gun reform legislation, with a vote of 37-3. The bill includes updates to laws for ghost guns, assault weapons ban, and red flag laws, as well as bans on devices converting semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic machine guns. The House and Senate versions will need reconciliation, and despite having the lowest rate of gun deaths in the country, Massachusetts aims to address gun violence, which disproportionately impacts Black youth.
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- Gun reform bill easily passes Mass. state senate The Boston Globe
- Senate Approach To Gun Law Reforms Passes On 37-3 Vote WWLP.com
- Massachusetts Senate debates gun bill aimed at ghost guns and assault weapons The Associated Press
- Senate president predicts gun bill will pass, see Healey’s signature this session Boston Herald
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