Question 9

Sources (Ballot Question 9): A and B: What your vote will do, p. 22 (YES keeps the law; NO repeals it); argument against (the state already had some of the strictest gun laws before 2024). Authors: Argument in favor by Ned Notis-McConarty, Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts; Argument against by Toby Leary, The Civil Rights Coalition. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Information for Voters 2026, Question 9 pp. 22-23 (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/information-for-voters-2026.htm).

Sources (Ballot Question 9): AG summary, p. 22 (serial numbers, ghost guns, machine gun definition). A: argument in favor (banning ghost guns and devices that turn semi-automatics into machine guns). B: argument against (already strict; unnecessary reinvention). Authors: Argument in favor by Ned Notis-McConarty, Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts; Argument against by Toby Leary, The Civil Rights Coalition. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Information for Voters 2026, Question 9 pp. 22-23 (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/information-for-voters-2026.htm).

Sources (Ballot Question 9): AG summary, p. 22 (school administrators and health care providers may seek Extreme Risk Protection Orders). A: argument in favor (tools to prevent firearm suicide and mass shootings). B: argument against (police forced to enforce vague rules and paperwork). Authors: Argument in favor by Ned Notis-McConarty, Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts; Argument against by Toby Leary, The Civil Rights Coalition. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Information for Voters 2026, Question 9 pp. 22-23 (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/information-for-voters-2026.htm).

Sources (Ballot Question 9): Fiscal statement, p. 22 (investments in training, licensing and IT; repeal would require redirecting them). A: argument in favor (critical elements being implemented). B: argument against (passed without planning; unfunded electronic tracking system). Authors: Argument in favor by Ned Notis-McConarty, Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts; Argument against by Toby Leary, The Civil Rights Coalition. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Information for Voters 2026, Question 9 pp. 22-23 (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/information-for-voters-2026.htm).

Sources (Ballot Question 9): A: argument in favor (gun death rate 70% lower than the national average). B: argument against (treats re-enactors and antique hobbyists like criminals; focus on violent criminals). Authors: Argument in favor by Ned Notis-McConarty, Vote Yes for a Safe Massachusetts; Argument against by Toby Leary, The Civil Rights Coalition. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Information for Voters 2026, Question 9 pp. 22-23 (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/information-for-voters-2026.htm).