"Governor Romney has always supported that right. In fact, despite a heavily Democratic anti-gun Legislature in Massachusetts, he signed an NRA-backed bill in 2006 (H. 4552) that reduced a testing requirement on certain pistol-makers before they could sell guns in Massachusetts. The Gun Owners' Action League (GOAL), which bills itself as "The Official Firearms Association of Massachusetts," also praised Gov. Romney for his support of H. 4552. "Target shooters are an important part of our membership and I know they will be very pleased with this change," said James Wallace, Executive Director of the Gun Owner’s Action League. (Governor Romney Approves Exemption for Target Pistols, July 26, 2006)"
- July 08, 2004
Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a permanent assault weapons ban that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on these guns.
“Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts,” Romney said, at a bill signing ceremony on July 1 with legislators, sportsmen’s groups and gun safety advocates. “These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.”