Massachusetts has long been one of the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to firearms. The only reason they aren’t still at the top of the list is that other states surpassed them, not because they repealed anything.

And lawmakers there keep saying that their laws work. They say they work really great.

Of course, I disagree. While they might have less crime than some other states, it’s not the gun laws that create that environment, but other factors that are largely ignored.

What happens in Massachusetts, though, is that while law-abiding folks are jumping through hoops in order to exercise their constitutionally protected right, criminals are ignoring every single one of those measures.

On Friday, around 1:15 p.m., detectives were conducting surveillance when they saw Pinkney go into an apartment. As the detectives and officers were about to execute the search warrants, they saw Pinkney leaving the apartment. He was then detained and arrested after 90 bags of heroin were found on him.

Inside one of the apartments, officers detained 28-year-old Mercedes Wright of Northampton. Inside the second apartment, officers detained 26-year-old Stephanie Peluyera of Springfield and a 17-year-old juvenile. The name, booking photo, and specific charges involving the juvenile will not be released due to his age.

As detectives were searching the apartments, eight illegal firearms and six additional firearm magazines were found. Over $2,200 in cash, cocaine, a stun gun, more than 260 bags of heroin, and more than 70 loose rounds of ammunition were also found.

Out of all the six firearm magazines seized, one was a 50-round drum, one was a 30-round rifle magazine, and two additional ones were capable of holding 15 rounds of ammunition.

Of course, the “rifle” in question is actually an AR-style pistol equipped with a pistol brace, so they’re all handguns, but since all of them are heavily restricted in Massachusetts, it doesn’t really matter all that much.

So-called Glock switches are illegal at the federal level.

They didn’t feel the need to draw attention to the snub nose revolver, for some reason, though that’s legal in the state, even if these rocket scientists didn’t get any of them legally, which seems likely considering their…” profession.” Allegedly.

Gun control laws have never kept guns out of criminal hands.

Even if they could, criminals would just use a different weapon. Violence of action is their stock and trade, and that goes a long way toward accomplishing their goals, even if they don’t have a gun.

And they do, which makes things more dangerous for ordinary people in the state.

Anti-gunners’ solutions, such as they are, is to always restrict guns, but the truth is that it doesn’t impact these people at all. It never will