For years, the Bay State was given an ‘A-’ on the annual scorecard from the gun safety organization.
Massachusetts has long been recognized for having strong gun laws, and on Tuesday, the state for the first time earned an “A” rating from the Giffords Law Center, a gun violence prevention organization.
Each year, the organization releases a scorecard grading and ranking each state on its gun laws, compared alongside data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on firearm deaths.
“Massachusetts has some of the strongest gun laws in the country and leads the nation in investing in community violence intervention strategies,” the organization wrote…