State Representative Lipper-Garabedian Designated as House Chair of the Massachusetts Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology
BOSTON (February 20, 2025) –State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D-Melrose) has been designated the House Chair of the of the Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology. The Special Commission was established by the legislature last year in an omnibus gun safety law, An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws, chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024. The Special Commission is charged with investigating the status, feasibility, and utility of emerging firearm technologies, including microstamp technology and personalized firearms.
“I am grateful to Judiciary House Chair Day and Speaker Mariano for designating me House Chair of the Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology,” said State Representative Lipper-Garabedian. “I proudly joined the Legislature last session to pass our latest gun safety law. I look forward to the Commission’s work ahead and collaborating with my fellow Commissioners as we hear from experts and stakeholders to investigate these emerging firearm safety technologies and consider opportunities for Massachusetts to remain a leader in reducing gun violence and empowering law enforcement to prevent and prosecute crime.”
Representative Lipper-Garabedian chaired the Special Commission’s first hearing on January 28 with Commissioner introductions and context-setting of the work ahead. The second hearing, on February 10, served as the first hearing on microstamping technology. The Representative welcomed expert testimony from esteemed guests including New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, representing one of the states with current microstamping law; the attorney serving as the chair of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Gun Violence; and a professor at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
The Special Commission will hold its third hearing and its second on microstamping on March 4. More about the Commission and hearing recordings can be found at http://tinyurl.com/EmergingFirearmTechCommission.
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