Massachusetts Arrest Hits Trifecta of Do-Nothing Laws
By Cam Edwards | 7:31 PM | June 04, 2026
Gun control laws are terrible at preventing crime, and by their very nature they're almost impossible to proactively enforce by themselves. If a violent felon is carrying a gun concealed underneath his shirt and jacket, for instance, cops aren't going to know that unless he gives them a pretext to stop and frisk him.
Or, as another example, when someone is pulled over for a traffic stop.
A 17-year-old was arrested Wednesday after police recovered a loaded ghost gun during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Members of the Holyoke Police Narcotics Unit and the DEA Springfield Task Force were conducting enforcement operations when they received information that a juvenile in a vehicle was armed, Police Chief Brian Keenan said Thursday.
The teen isn't old enough to lawfully carry a gun in Massachusetts. No one in the state is allowed to possess an unserialized firearm. And driving on a suspended license, which the teen is also accused of, is a no-no as well, as is possessing a gun in a vehicle without a valid license to carry.
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