Summary: Federal Second Amendment constitutional challenge to Massachusetts' ban on handguns and semiautomatic firearms to 18-20-year-olds.

Plaintiffs: Mack Escher, Gun Owners’ Action League, Commonwealth Second Amendment, Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association, and Gun Owners of America

Defendants: Massachusetts State Police Superintendent Geoffrey Noble, Department of Criminal Justice Information Services Commissioner Jamie Gagnon, and Brewster Police Chief Heath J. Eldredge.

Litigation Counsel: Jason Guida, David Thompson, Peter Patterson, and William Bergstrom

Docket: D. MA case no. 1:25-cv-10389 | CourtListener Docket

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Key Events & Filings:

• 2026-1-23: Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2026-1-23: Defendants' Joint Reply Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment
• 2025-12-18: Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment
• 2025-12-18: Defendants' Joint Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2025-11-20: Heath Eldredge's Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2025-11-20: Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2025-11-20: State Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment
• 2025-4-23: Answer of Colonel Geoffrey Noble and Commissioner Jamie Gagnon
  
• 2025-4-23: Defendant Heath J. Eldredge’s Answer and Jury Claim
  
• 2025-2-14: Complaint

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