Governor Maura Healey is planning to use executive powers to immediately put a new gun law passed by the legislature into effect.
Healey is expected to sign an emergency order putting the law into effect today instead of its planned date of October 23rd.
The move stops opponents from trying to suspend the law from taking effect with a petition drive, which is underway.
Gun rights supporters say Healey is circumventing the will of the people by imposing the unconstitutional law before it could be suspended.
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