Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Search, Consent and Firearm Licensing in Commonwealth v. Verde Appellant counsel Ian Kahanowitz told the Appeals Court the trial judge erred denying a motion to suppress after officers entered an apartment and seized a gun, arguing consent was coerced; the Commonwealth countered that the record shows the defendant was calm and cooperative. Justices pressed both sides on whether consent occurred while weapons remained pointed at the defendant.

The Massachusetts Appeals Court is debating whether a gun seizure was lawful, amid claims of coerced consent from armed police officers—could this change the landscape of firearm licensing?

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