You’re right - Massachusetts is far from a gun owner’s paradise.
Everyone knows it, and no sane person would argue the contrary.
However, the bill passed this summer was a net gain, no question - and that’s a considerable triumph for GOAL considering that the bill started life as a gun owner’s nightmare.
I don’t dispute the conclusion that the legislation was improved. My point was that faith in the judiciary to support the RKBA is misplaced. The legislature, judiciary and executive (governor/police, etc.) swap places as to which will play the heavy against the RKBA. Getting a “gain” from one branch is illusory success.