Voters in two states with very different gun cultures will weigh in on firearms questions Nov. 3, the Associated Press reported.
In Massachusetts, Question 9 asks whether to keep a 2024 law that requires all firearms to be serialized and registered with the state, broadens the ban on assault-style weapons, outlaws untraceable “ghost guns” and rapid-fire conversion devices, and expands the state’s red-flag law. Gun-rights activists gathered signatures to force the referendum.
Because Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency provision letting the law take effect immediately, gun owners face a Wednesday registration deadline — six days before the vote. “It’s a total violation of people’s rights,” said Toby Leary, who chairs the repeal campaign.
In Idaho, the Republican-led Legislature placed a nonbinding question asking voters to choose an official state gun from six historic firearms. About three in five Idaho adults live in a household with a gun, among the highest rates in the nation, according to RAND estimates.
Sources: Associated Press via KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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