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Premiere Massachusetts Fi****ms Attorney & Gun Lawyer
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We provide comprehensive legal solutions to individuals, families, and businesses in the Holden, Worcester County and greater Massachusetts area in a range of practice areas. When you have a legal problem or simply need legal advice, you can trust in our skills, experience and down-to-earth approach to effectively protect your rights and interests. Attorneys Smith and O’Sullivan are both proven litigators, having tried cases and argued appeals in the District Courts, Juvenile Courts, Superior Courts, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Federal Courts.

10/13/2026

ATTORNEY WILLIAM S. SMITH APPEARS ON NATIONALLY VIEWED “CAM & COMPANY” TO DISCUSS HIS LANDMARK SECOND AMENDMENT CASE BEFORE THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

October 12, 2026 Massachusetts' Controversial Fi****ms Licensing “Unsuitability” Law Draws National Attention Massachusetts fi****ms attorney William S. Smith appeared today on the nationally viewed gun rights program “Cam & Company,” presented by Bearing Arms, to discuss his ongoing constitutional challenge to Massachusetts' controversial fi****ms licensing “unsuitability” law. The October 12 episode, provocatively entitled “No Conviction Needed to Deny License Under Massachusetts' Crazy 'Unsuitability' Law,”...

October 12, 2026 Massachusetts’ Controversial Fi****ms Licensing “Unsuitability” Law Draws National Attention Massachusetts fi****ms attorney William S. Smith appeared today on the nationally…

10/08/2026

Massachusetts Gun Licensing Law Faces Major Constitutional Test Before SJC in Attorney William Smith’s Pratt v. Westbrook Case

Pratt v. Westbrook Oral Arguments Draw National Attention On October 7, 2026, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Pratt v. Westbrook, a potentially landmark Second Amendment case challenging the constitutionality of Massachusetts' subjective fi****ms licensing “unsuitability” standard. I had the privilege of representing Randy Westbrook before the Commonwealth's highest court in a case that could have far-reaching consequences for the constitutional rights of Massachusetts gun owners....

Pratt v. Westbrook Oral Arguments Draw National Attention On October 7, 2026, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in Pratt v. Westbrook, a potentially landmark Second Amen…

10/02/2026

Connecticut G***k Decision: A Warning Shot for Massachusetts’ “Approved Fi****ms” Roster?

By Attorney William Smith - www.attorneysmithlaw.com A federal judge in Connecticut has just delivered an important Second Amendment ruling that could ultimately have implications well beyond G***k pistols—and potentially beyond Connecticut itself. On September 30, 2026, United States District Judge Kari A. Dooley granted a preliminary injunction preventing Connecticut from enforcing its new prohibition on the sale of certain so-called “convertible pistols.” …...

http://gunlawyer.blog/2026/10/02/connecticut-glock-decision-a-warning-shot-for-massachusetts-approved-fi****ms-roster/

By Attorney William Smith – www.attorneysmithlaw.com A federal judge in Connecticut has just delivered an important Second Amendment ruling that could ultimately have implications well beyond…

09/17/2026

TWO OF ATTORNEY SMITH’S CASE MENTIONED RECENTLY IN NATIONALLY-FOLLOWED “BEARING ARMS CAM & CO” YOUTUBE SHOW!

By William Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com Two of Attorney Smith's fi****ms licensing appeals cases have been featured in a recent episode of "Bearing Arms Cam & Company" - a nationally recognized YouTube show hosted by Cam Edwards. The episode can be found here:

http://gunlawyer.blog/2026/09/17/two-of-attorney-smiths-case-mentioned-recently-in-nationally-followed-bearing-arms-cam-co-youtube-show/

By William Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com Two of Attorney Smith’s fi****ms licensing appeals cases have been featured in a recent episode of “Bearing Arms Cam & Company”…

09/09/2026

Attorney Smith’s Pratt v. Westbrook Case Update: Massachusetts’ “Suitability” Law Heads Toward a Major Second Amendment Showdown

ATTORNEY WILLIAM SMITH’S CHALLENGE TO MASSACHUSETTS’ SUBJECTIVE FI****MS LICENSING SYSTEM IS HEADED TOWARD ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT — AND THE CASE IS NOW ATTRACTING NATIONAL ATTENTION. My case, Pratt v. Westbrook, SJC-13822, is moving toward what may be one of the most consequential Massachusetts Second Amendment arguments since the United States Supreme Court decided New York State R***e & Pistol Association v....

ATTORNEY WILLIAM SMITH’S CHALLENGE TO MASSACHUSETTS’ SUBJECTIVE FI****MS LICENSING SYSTEM IS HEADED TOWARD ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT — AND THE CASE IS NOW ATTRACTING NATIONAL …

08/30/2026

“America’s R***e” Goes to the Supreme Court: Viramontes v. Cook County Could Spell the End of Massachusetts’ “Assault-Style Firearm” Ban For decades, states such as Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, California, New York and New Jersey have prohibited ordinary citizens from acquiring some of the most popular semiautomatic ri**es in America. The justification is familiar: legislators label these fi****ms “assault weapons” or, as Massachusetts now calls them, “assault-style fi****ms,” characterize them as unusually dangerous, and argue that citizens remain free to defend themselves with some other fi***rm....

08/21/2026

A MAJOR SECOND AMENDMENT WIN AGAINST THE “GHOST GUN” CRACKDOWN — AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR MASSACHUSETTS

By William Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com A federal court in Texas has handed Second Amendment advocates an important victory—one that could have significant implications far beyond Texas and, in particular, for Massachusetts’ aggressive new restrictions on privately manufactured and unserialized fi****ms. On August 17, 2026, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas ruled that the federal government’s 2022 “ghost gun” regulation violates the Second Amendment, concluding that the regulation improperly burdens the longstanding American practice of individuals making and repairing their own fi****ms....

http://gunlawyer.blog/2026/08/21/a-major-second-amendment-win-against-the-ghost-gun-crackdown-and-what-it-could-mean-for-massachusetts/

By William Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com A federal court in Texas has handed Second Amendment advocates an important victory—one that could have significant implications far beyond Texas and…

07/31/2026

“UNSUITABILITY”: IS IT THAT YOU MAY BE DANGEROUS OR THAT YOU WOULD BE?

By William S. Smith, Esq. (774) 317-9287 www.attorneysmithlaw.com For years, Massachusetts has justified denying, suspending, and revoking fi****ms licenses under the Commonwealth's "unsuitability" standard. But buried within recent case law is a statement that raises an important and troubling question: Has the Supreme Judicial Court effectively rewritten the statute? How can this be given they themselves have reiterated repeatedly the bedrock principle that the courts are powerless to do so?...

http://gunlawyer.blog/2026/07/31/unsuitability-is-it-that-you-may-be-dangerous-or-that-you-would-be/

By William S. Smith, Esq. (774) 317-9287 www.attorneysmithlaw.com For years, Massachusetts has justified denying, suspending, and revoking fi****ms licenses under the Commonwealth’s “un…

07/28/2026

The Two Most Common Excuses Used to Avoid the Second Amendment in Massachusetts

By William S. Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com (774) 317-9287 If, like me, you litigate Second Amendment cases in Massachusetts with any regularity, you quickly notice a pattern. Whether the case involves a criminal fi****ms prosecution, a License to Carry (LTC) suspension, an LTC denial, or another fi****ms-related matter, government lawyers (criminal prosecutors and those lawyers representing fi****ms license authorities) almost invariably fall back on the same two familiar talking points:...

http://gunlawyer.blog/2026/07/28/the-two-most-common-excuses-used-to-avoid-the-second-amendment-in-massachusetts/

By William S. Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com (774) 317-9287 If, like me, you litigate Second Amendment cases in Massachusetts with any regularity, you quickly notice a pattern. Whether the ca…

07/18/2026

Third Circuit Delivers a Landmark Second Amendment Victory: New Jersey’s “Assault Weapon” and Magazine Ban Falls

By William S. Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com Yesterday marked one of the most significant Second Amendment victories since New York State R***e & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Sitting en banc, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey's ban on so-called "assault weapons" as well as its prohibition on magazines holding more than ten rounds, holding that both violate the Second Amendment....

http://gunlawyer.blog/2026/07/18/third-circuit-delivers-a-landmark-second-amendment-victory-new-jerseys-assault-weapon-and-magazine-ban-falls/

By William S. Smith, Esq. www.attorneysmithlaw.com Yesterday marked one of the most significant Second Amendment victories since New York State R***e & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Sitting en b…

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