Gov. Maura Healey is taking executive action to put the wide-ranging gun control law she signed this past summer into effect immediately Wednesday, preempting the possible suspension of the law by a 2026 referendum effort.
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WBUR, and this newsletter, will always be free. But to fund this journalism, we’re relying on readers like you chipping in more than ever. Pleasethis past summer into effect immediately today. As WBUR’s Walter Wuthmann reports, the move comes as gun rights groups gather signatures to putpreempts the possibility of the law being temporarily suspended by the referendum effort next week.
What is Healey doing? Most laws begin to take effect 90 days after they’re signed, which would be Oct. 23 in this case. However, Healey is signing an “emergency preamble” to implement it today. That means the law will remain in effect for at least the next two years, even as the 2026 repeal effort continues.
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