Massachusetts, Idaho Face Divergent Gun Ballot Measures

Massachusetts voters will decide whether to uphold a 2024 law requiring firearms to be serialized and registered and expanding restrictions on assault-style weapons. In Idaho, voters will weigh a nonbinding question asking which historic firearm should be designated the state gun, reflecting a very different approach to firearms policy. The ballot measures offer a snapshot of the country’s divide over gun rights and regulation, though neither will resolve the broader debate. In Massachusetts, some opponents have objected that the firearm-registration deadline falls just days before the referendum.