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GOAL CONDEMNS BAKER APPOINTMENT OF ANTI-CIVIL RIGHTS APPOINTEE TO SUPERIOR COURT

Impressed with the Grassroots Efforts of Its Membership to Oppose Nomination

NORTHBOROUGH, MA – The Gun Owners’ Action League of Massachusetts (GOAL) today condemned Governor Baker on his appointment of anti-civil rights assistant attorney Chris Barry-Smith to the MA Superior Court. GOAL and its membership strongly opposed the nomination due to Barry-Smith’s participation in the July decision by Attorney General Healey’s office to unilaterally invent new gun laws – making hundreds of thousands of lawful citizens into felons in waiting.

“The million-dollar question is why would Gov. Baker nominate someone that has a track record of attacking people’s second amendment civil rights – and has absolutely no criminal trial experience – to a Superior Court position,” said Jim Wallace, Executive Director of GOAL. “It is clear that the Governor cannot be counted on to represent and protect the civil rights of all citizens. It is also clear that our member’s aggressive grassroots efforts have brought attention to a very broken judicial nominating system in the Commonwealth.”

GOAL openly protested Barry-Smith confirmation hearings and activated its grassroots membership to oppose the nomination. By activating its grassroots, GOAL members flooded the Governor’s office and Governor’s Council with emails and phone calls.

Barry-Smith was confirmed today by the Governor’s Council in a 5 – 3 decision that resulted in what will undoubtedly be another anti-civil rights activist judge.

GOAL would like to thank its membership for the hard fought battle despite the outcome.

Council backs court nominee criticized by gun rights group

BOSTON — The judicial nomination of a top deputy to Attorney General Maura Healey was narrowly approved Wednesday by the Governor's Council, over the objections of gun rights advocates opposed to Healey's crackdown on so-called copycat assault weapons.

The council voted 5-3 to confirm Assistant Attorney General Christopher Barry-Smith, who was nominated by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court.

The Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts (GOAL), an affiliate of the National Rifle Association, had urged the council to reject Barry-Smith, suggesting he played a role in Healey's enforcement notice to gun sellers and manufacturers clarifying what constitutes a "copy" or "duplicate" weapon under the state's 1998 assault weapons ban. The group has called the attorney general's unilateral action illegal and a violation of constitutional rights.

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