| Docket # | SJC-10480 |
| Date | November 5, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Firearms. Constitutional law, Right to bear arms. Due process of law, Substantive rights. Statute, Validity. |
| Appealed From | Lowell District Court, Middlesex County, Justice Geoffrey C. Packard |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Loretta M. Lillios, KerryAnne Kilcoyne |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Runyan: Brenden J. McMahon, Edward F. George, Jr. |
| Amici Curiae | Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence; International Brotherhood of Police; Legal Community Against Violence; Massachusetts Million Mom March; Stop Handgun Violence; Gun Owners Action League; Attorney General; Berkshire County District Attorney; Bristol County District Attorney; Cape and Islands District Attorney; Eastern District Attorney; Hampden County District Attorney; District Attorney for the Middle District; District Attorney for Norfolk County; District Attorney for the Northwestern District; District Attorney for Plymouth County; Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Massachusetts); Department of Public Health; Suffolk County District Attorney |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
