Case: Commonwealth v. Marquis

[This summary is temporary while we research the case]. This case, filed in 2023 in Massachusetts state trial court, challenged Massachusetts gun ownership laws. The defendant, a New Hampshire resident, was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Under Massachusetts law, the only gun license available to non-residents within the Commonwealth was a temporary firearms license “for the purposes of firearms competition.” The defendant argued that the Commonwealth's nonresident firearm licensing scheme violated his Second Amendment rights.