[Noah930]

Here in MA, the explanation is more financially driven. (Maybe the origins of the law were religious, but who cares anymore?) Package stores (or packies, as they're called) are/were frequently mom 'n pop type shops. So to allow mom 'n pop a day off per week, they made it illegal for anyone (including larger chain stores) from selling alcohol on Sundays. A leveling of the playing/selling field. At least, that's what proponents of blue laws claim. However, they've recently (within the last couple years IIRC) dropped blue laws, so that alcohol can be sold on all 7 days of the week. (Screw mom n' pop?) They did forget to strike the bit about no alcohol sales on the Monday following a Sunday holiday, though. A little short-sighted, our legislature. Whoops.