Brady Center Applauds Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rulings on Second Amendment

Mar 10, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which filed amicus briefs in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in both Commonwealth v. Runyan and Commonwealth v. DePina, released the following statement on the Court’s rulings:

“The gun lobby’s argument that the Second Amendment gives gun owners the right to place children at risk by leaving unsecured guns in the home was appropriately rejected.  Courts must continue to reject efforts by the gun lobby and gun criminals to strike down common sense gun laws that save lives.”  

Former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger and the law firm Proskauer Rose represented the Brady Center and other groups filing the briefs pro bono.  Groups on the briefs were the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Legal Community Against Violence, Massachusetts Chiefs of Police, Massachusetts Million Mom March Chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and Stop Handgun Violence.

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As the nation's largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign, with its dedicated network of Million Mom March Chapters, works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations and public policies. The Brady Campaign is devoted to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in our communities.

For continuing insight and comment on the gun issue, read Paul Helmke's blog at www.bradycampaign.org/blog/. Visit the Brady Campaign website at www.bradycampaign.org.