Public Hearing – Registration & Serialization of Firearms
🚨 Call to Action: Ask EOPSS to REPEAL and/or SUSPEND Chapter 135’s Firearm Registration & Serialization Mandates!
On May 28, 2025, at 10am, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) will hold a public hearing on two dangerous new regulations:
👉 501 CMR 19.00 – Mandatory Firearm Registration
👉 501 CMR 20.00 – Mandatory Serialization of All Firearms
These regulations, forced into immediate effect by Governor Healey’s “emergency preamble,” will:
🔒 Criminalize lawful citizens for delays, technical issues, or honest mistakes
💻 Makes Felons out of Seniors, Veterans and Low-Income Individuals who might lack internet access or computer skills
📋 Create a vulnerable database of lawful gun owners and the guns they own — a hacker’s dream
⚖️ Violate the US Constitution, MA Declaration of Rights, federal law, privacy rights, and due process
Thousands of us fought to put Chapter 135 on the ballot in 2026. Now they’re trying to enforce it before the people even get to vote.
We need your voice—right now.
Your Action Items
📅 Attend Virtual Hearing
🗓️ Date: Wed, May 28, 2025
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
💻 Join Online: Click to Join Microsoft Teams Hearing
📞 Join via Phone: 857-327-9245
📌 Conf ID: 213153085906
🔑 Password: 4FG9Du6U
Submit Your Comment to EOPSS Before May 28, 2025!
✅ Step 1: Copy Subject Line
Subject: Firearms Comment
✅ Step 2: Send Your Email To
[email protected] Deputy General Counsel, EOPSS
✅ Step 3: If You Prefer Mail
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
One Ashburton Place, Room 2133
Boston, MA 02108,
ATTN: John H. Melander, Jr.
copy your State Rep & State Senator
Registration Regulations
Serialization Regulations
✍️ Submit Your Comment to EOPSS Before May 28, 2025!
Here’s how you can help:
✅ Step 1: Copy This Subject Line
Subject: Firearms Comment
✅ Step 2: Send Your Email To: 📧 [email protected] Deputy General Counsel, EOPSS
✅ Step 3: Copy Your State Rep and State Senator on your email: Look Up Your Elected Official Here
✅ Step 4: Use This Sample Message or Write Your Own. Providing real world examples of how this affects you, your family and your concerns will help EOPPS make a sound decision. Be Respectful.
Dear Mr. Melander,
I am writing to formally oppose the proposed regulations 501 CMR 19.00 and 501 CMR 20.00. These rules—mandating digital-only firearm registration and serialization—are unconstitutional, discriminatory, and premature.
Some of my concerns include…
Criminals will not register or serialize their illegal guns. This targets law abiding people like me.
They disproportionately harm seniors, veterans, and low-income residents, while creating criminal penalties for law-abiding gun owners navigating unclear digital systems.
As one of over 95,000 citizens who supported the 2026 ballot referendum, I respectfully urge EOPSS to:
- Repeal these regulations entirely, or
- At minimum, suspend their implementation until after the voters decide on Chapter 135 in November 2026.
EOPPS has voluntarily suspended implementation of a number of sections of Chapter 135 already. Suspending these regulations as unimplementable and costly, until the Ballot Question is resolved is the prudent and wise thing to do.
Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your Town]
✅ Step 5: SHARE AND GET THE WORD OUT – SHARE ON FACEBOOK – X (TWITTER) – INSTAGRAM – EMAIL
Official Hearing Notice
From: Firearms Licensing (POL)
Date: Wed, May 7, 2025, 2:35 PM
Subject: Notice of Public Hearing – Registration of Firearms and Serialization of Firearms
To:
The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, in consultation with the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, has scheduled a public hearing on proposed regulations 501 CMR 19.00 (Registration of Firearms) and 501 CMR 20.00 (Serialization of Firearms). Details are below:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) will conduct a public hearing for the purposes of gathering comments, ideas, and information concerning (2) new regulations: Registration of Firearms and Serialization of Firearms.
Summary of Proposed Amendments:
An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws of Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 requires EOPSS, in consultation with the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, to promulgate regulations governing the registration and serialization of all firearms in the Commonwealth.
Availability of Proposed Amendments: The proposed regulations are attached and are also available on EOPSS’s website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-public-safety-and-security. A written copy of the proposed regulations may be obtained by e-mailing a request to EOPSS Deputy General Counsel John H. Melander, Jr., at [email protected].
Hearing Details: The hearing will be held virtually, using the Microsoft Teams platform, on May 28, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. To join, please use the following link:
To join via telephone (audio only), dial 857-327-9245 and use the following conference ID: 213153085906, and password: 4FG9Du6U. If you are joining by computer, you may need to allow extra time to download Microsoft Teams. While it is not required, you are encouraged to pre-register if you are interested in offering comments at the hearing by sending an email to [email protected].
Submission of Comments: Written comments or testimony in advance of the hearing are welcome and may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] with a subject line stating, “Firearms Comment” or by mail to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, One Ashburton Place, Room 2133, Boston, MA 02108, attention John H. Melander, Jr. Comments received after May 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. may not be accepted. All persons desiring to be heard on this matter should join the virtual hearing, and participants shall conduct themselves as if attending the hearing in-person.
