New England Gun Rights Conference Set for May 30 in Massachusetts

February 17, 2026
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In the heart of one of America's most gun-hostile states, a bold new front in the Second Amendment battle is opening up: the inaugural New England Firearms Advocacy Conference on May 30 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. This isn't your run-of-the-mill gun show or rally—it's a strategic war council uniting six powerhouse regional organizations, from GOAL (Gun Owners' Action League) to the Vermont Federation of Rod and Gun Clubs, to hash out coordinated strategies on legislation, litigation, and grassroots mobilization. Hosted in a state where assault weapon bans, red flag laws, and magazine restrictions have been weaponized against law-abiding citizens, this event signals a seismic shift: New England 2A advocates are done playing defense and are gearing up for a unified offensive. What makes this conference a game-changer? Massachusetts, with its draconian AWB and Attorney General Maura Healey's rogue rulemaking (remember her unconstitutional ghost gun crackdown?), exemplifies the Northeast's creeping authoritarianism on firearms rights. By convening voices from across New England—states with wildly divergent laws, from Vermont's shall-issue carry to Rhode Island's permit-to-purchase nightmares—these groups can forge alliances that amplify lobbying power in Concord, Boston, and beyond. Expect deep dives into pending bills like Massachusetts' H.4885 (expanding assault weapon definitions) and litigation wins like the recent federal smackdown of New York's concealed carry restrictions, which could ripple northward. For the 2A community, the implications are electric: this could birth a regional firewall against Biden-era ATF overreach and FFL harassment, turning blue-state isolation into a networked resistance. Mark your calendars, patriots—this Chicopee showdown isn't just a meeting; it's the spark for a New England renaissance in gun rights. With attendance open to fired-up supporters, it's your chance to plug into the machine, network with litigators dismantling tyrannical regs, and help plot the counteroffensive. In a region where the antis paint us as fringe, events like this prove we're organized, informed, and unbreakable. Who's heading to Massachusetts to make history?

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In the heart of one of America’s most gun-hostile states, a bold new front in the Second Amendment battle is opening up: the inaugural New England Firearms Advocacy Conference on May 30 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill gun show or rally—it’s a strategic war council uniting six powerhouse regional organizations, from GOAL (Gun Owners’ Action League) to the Vermont Federation of Rod and Gun Clubs, to hash out coordinated strategies on legislation, litigation, and grassroots mobilization. Hosted in a state where assault weapon bans, red flag laws, and magazine restrictions have been weaponized against law-abiding citizens, this event signals a seismic shift: New England 2A advocates are done playing defense and are gearing up for a unified offensive.

What makes this conference a game-changer? Massachusetts, with its draconian AWB and Attorney General Maura Healey’s rogue rulemaking (remember her unconstitutional ghost gun crackdown?), exemplifies the Northeast’s creeping authoritarianism on firearms rights. By convening voices from across New England—states with wildly divergent laws, from Vermont’s shall-issue carry to Rhode Island’s permit-to-purchase nightmares—these groups can forge alliances that amplify lobbying power in Concord, Boston, and beyond. Expect deep dives into pending bills like Massachusetts’ H.4885 (expanding assault weapon definitions) and litigation wins like the recent federal smackdown of New York’s concealed carry restrictions, which could ripple northward. For the 2A community, the implications are electric: this could birth a regional firewall against Biden-era ATF overreach and FFL harassment, turning blue-state isolation into a networked resistance.

Mark your calendars, patriots—this Chicopee showdown isn’t just a meeting; it’s the spark for a New England renaissance in gun rights. With attendance open to fired-up supporters, it’s your chance to plug into the machine, network with litigators dismantling tyrannical regs, and help plot the counteroffensive. In a region where the antis paint us as fringe, events like this prove we’re organized, informed, and unbreakable. Who’s heading to Massachusetts to make history?

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