Recchia v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · No. 25-1817
👎Unfavorable to gun rights
affirmed dismissal of the challenge, leaving the assault-style firearm ban in force
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What the court held
Gun store owner Gino Recchia challenged provisions of Massachusetts's 2024 firearms act that prohibit possessing, selling, or transferring "assault-style firearms," claiming violations of the Second Amendment, the dormant Commerce Clause, and equal protection. The First Circuit affirmed dismissal for failure to state a claim, holding the Second Amendment argument foreclosed by its earlier decision in Capen v. Campbell, that the law neither discriminates against nor substantially burdens interstate commerce, and that states may reach different conclusions about which firearms may be sold within their borders.
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What this case is about
Second Amendment challenge to provisions of the Massachusetts firearms act
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Key Dates
- 2026-07-21 — Decided
- 2026-03-02 — Argued
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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