這草根組織的最新名稱也改為「想要安全的麻州，第9號問題投贊成票（Vote Yes on 9 For a Safe Massachusetts）」。
「槍枝現代化法」是麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）2024年簽署的法案，規定無序號、可居家組裝的幽靈槍枝必須序號化並登記，擴大全自動武器轉換套件及極端風險保護令（ERPO）機制以防範自殺與濫射事件，並禁止將半自動武器改為全自動的改裝套件。
全美步槍協會（NRA）麻州分會與槍枝遊說團體在該法定案後迅速發動連署，成功將廢除該法的提案送入公投，試圖全面推翻新制。
「第9號問題投贊成票」主席札卡林（Ruth Zakarin）指出，確定了選票問題編號是重要里程碑，志工與支持者現在可以明確告訴選民，第9號選票問題要投贊成票。她說明，投贊成票將保留管制幽靈槍與改裝武器法令，反對票則會推翻2024年法案，造成更多槍枝流入街頭，削弱社區安全。
根據麻州選票問題規則，若第9號問題得到多數票贊成，該法將完整存續；若反對票佔多數，麻州的槍枝管制將回到以往比較寬鬆得做法。
2023年麻州因槍擊死亡人數為312人，其中逾六成涉及自殺，ERPO被視為關鍵預防工具。支持方已籌得逾200萬美元經費，並獲上百個宗教、公共衛生及市政團體連署聲援，未來三個月將展開全州宣導。
麻州原就已是全美槍枝管制最嚴格的州之一，2024年修法，加強管制幽靈槍與改裝套件，引發支持擁槍團體的強烈反彈。這次的選票問題，將不僅測試麻州選民在管制槍枝上的立場，也將成為全美其他州立法與否的風向球。
Campaign to Protect Massachusetts’ Lifesaving 2024 Gun Safety Law Debuts Updated Vote Yes on 9 For a Safe Massachusetts Branding
Wednesday, July 29, Boston – Today, the grassroots campaign working to defend the Commonwealth's landmark 2024 gun safety law announced updated campaign branding, “Vote Yes on 9 For a Safe Massachusetts.” The update comes after the Secretary of the Commonwealth officially assigned numbers to the questions that will appear on the November 3 ballot in Massachusetts.
“The assignment of question numbers represents an important milestone,” said Ruth Zakarin, Chair of the Vote Yes on 9 For a Safe Massachusetts campaign. “Our campaign has been working for more than a year to raise awareness about this question and what’s at stake. Now, our campaign staff, volunteers, endorsers, and supporters can definitively point to question 9 on the November ballot and ensure Massachusetts voters know that a YES vote will preserve critical protections against ghost guns, automatic weapons, and more. We’re excited to continue our momentum and spread this message far and wide in the months leading up to Election Day.”
“An Act Modernizing Firearms Laws,” passed overwhelmingly and signed into law by Governor Healey in 2024, required ghost guns – untraceable firearms that can be constructed at home – to be serialized and registered; expanded Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) to increase protections against suicides and mass shootings; banned conversion kits that turn semi-automatic weapons into fully-automatic ones; and more. Shortly after the law was passed, gun extremists, supported by the gun lobby and the Massachusetts chapter of the NRA, filed a referendum petition to repeal the law in its entirety.
The question will be number 9 on the November ballot. A YES vote will preserve An Act Modernizing Firearms Laws and ensure that critical protections and comprehensive gun violence prevention efforts remain in place. A no vote will allow more guns on our streets and make all of our communities less safe from gun violence.
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