Legal Opinion
American Shooting Sports Council, Inc. v. Attorney General
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1999PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
We are asked to determine whether the Attorney General lacked authority under G. L. c. 93A, § 2 (c), to *872promulgate 940 Code Mass. Regs. §§ 16.00 et seq. (1997), in particular, §§ 16.03, 16.04, 16.05, 16.06(3), and 16.07, which define deceptive or unfair acts or practices in the transfer, or offer to transfer, of certain types of handguns to a consumer in the Commonwealth. The regulations, which were promulgated in October, 1997, essentially prohibit the commercial sale or transfer of handguns that fail to satisfy prescribed safety and performance requirements.
The plaintiffs filed a complaint…
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