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Mass. Gun Rights Lawsuit Mirrors Growing NW Frustration
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A federal lawsuit filed recently in Massachusetts reflects a growing frustration among gun owners as far away as the Pacific Northwest, where law enforcement agencies have “suspended” the application process for concealed pistol licenses.
The Massachusetts lawsuit was filed by the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL) on behalf of Thayer Eastman against the City of Lowell for “failure to process firearms licenses in a timely fashion.” The case also has similarities to a federal complaint filed days ago in Illinois by the Second Amendment Foundation and Illinois State Rifle Association.
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Until and unless stiff penalties are applied to governments (and criminal as well as civil penalties to their individual agents) that act in bad faith, no guarantee written in any democratically ratified official document is safe from totalitarian disregard.
Ordered liberty depends on both the people and the government obeying the law. |
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