09/09/2026
Granata V Campbell!
**Granata v. Campbell** is a high-profile federal Second Amendment lawsuit addressing the constitutionality of Massachusetts' firearm control laws.
**Case Overview**
* **The Plaintiffs:** Individual gun owners (Stefano Granata and Cameron Prosperi), a licensed gun dealer (The Gun Runner, LLC), and the Fi****ms Policy Coalition (FPC).
* **The Defendants:** Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and state public safety officials.
* **Core Issue:** A constitutional challenge against Massachusetts’ **Approved Fi****ms Roster** and the Attorney General’s Handgun Sales Regulations. Plaintiffs argue that the state’s regulatory scheme and restrictive roster system unconstitutionally ban the commercial sale of many common modern handguns widely owned and used for lawful purposes across the United States, violating the Second and Fourteenth Amendments under the Supreme Court's *Bruen* framework.
* **Procedural Posture:** The lawsuit was initially dismissed by a federal district court in 2022, which ruled that the state's safety regulations placed only a modest burden on Second Amendment rights. The case is being heard for oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, drawing notable national attention—including an amicus brief filed by the U.S. Department of Justice supporting the plaintiffs' position that states cannot circumvent the Second Amendment by banning arms in common use.
