HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2700 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3270 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: George N. Peterson, Jr. _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to firearm license disqualifiers. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester | F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester | Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth | Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth | Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | Anne M. Gobi | 5th Worcester | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | Michael R. Knapik | Second Hampden and Hampshire | Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester | James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | Michael J. Rodrigues | First Bristol and Plymouth | Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2700 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3270 By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3270) of George N. Peterson, Jr. and others relative to previous convictions for persons making application for firearms licenses. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to firearm license disqualifiers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 129B of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting after the word “applicant” in line 8 the following: - “is a prohibited person as defined in the following subparagraphs (i) through (ix). When determining the status of a prohibited person in regards to convictions, the determination shall only be made using the penalties and sentences in place at the time of conviction.”
SECTION 2. Section 131 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, shall be amended by inserting after the word “applicant” in line 109 the following: - “is a prohibited person as defined in the following subparagraphs (i) through (vii). When determining the status of a prohibited person in regards to convictions, the determination shall only be made using the penalties and sentences in place at the time of conviction.”
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