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Gun rights group pulls trigger on lawsuit against Mass. AG Healey

Gun rights group pulls trigger on lawsuit against Mass. AG Healey

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BOSTON — The firearm industry finally pulled the trigger on a lawsuit that gun rights groups vowed to file against Attorney General Maura Healey, who made waves in July when she announced a crackdown on so-called "copycat" assault weapons. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, accuses Healey of issuing an enforcement notice that is "unconstitutionally vague, invalid and unenforceable."

BOSTON — The firearm industry finally pulled the trigger on a lawsuit that gun rights groups vowed to file against Attorney General Maura Healey, who made waves in July when she announced a crackdown on so-called "copycat" assault weapons. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, accuses Healey of issuing an enforcement notice that is "unconstitutionally vague, invalid and unenforceable."…