Ramirez v. Commonwealth

**331 We once again confront the question whether the absolute criminal prohibition of civilian possession of a stun gun, in violation of G. L. c. 140, § 131J, violates the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is applied to the States by its incorporation into the Fourteenth Amendment. In Commonwealth v. Caetano , 470 Mass. 774 , 26 N.E.3d 688 (2015) ( Caetano I ), we held that § 131J did not violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms, as interpreted by District ofColumbia v. Heller , 554 U.S. 570 , 128 S.Ct. 2783 , 171 L.Ed.2d 637 (2008). However, the United States…