My brother lives there. I've heard all about the laws. I bought my AR up there years ago, minus the flash suppresor, you know "because they make them more deadly and scary looking", and we can't have that . What the hell happened to that state? Pretty much they started the revolution by saying "Screw you" to overreaching government. Now look at them.
What happened to Mass? Boston happened, and academia happened. Almost the entire northeast is plagued by big city, progressive, anti American attitudes. Let's face it. America is under siege, especially our 2A rights.
Why does a flash suppressor, or a bayonet lug, or pistol grip make a rifle more dangerous than another rifle? These rifles are rarely used in crime. Gang bangers, and drug dealers typically use hand guns that they obtain illegally, and that's where most of the murders occur. It is not law abiding gun owners, with legally owned guns, but that's what these stupid laws restrict.
The politicians WANT to restrict the law abiding because that is what gives them power over us. It is purely a power game for them. They do not want us to have the ability to resist their will. Washington DC is worse than England when we were a colony.