HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1298 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2916
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Paul Linsky
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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 to close a loophole in the assault weapons ban and further reduce gun violence in the Commonwealth..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
Thomas P. Conroy | 13th Middlesex |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Alice K. Wolf | 25th Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1298 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2916
By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2916) of David Paul Linsky and others relative to further regulating the sale and licensing of assault weapons in the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2249 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to close a loophole in the assault weapons ban and further reduce gun violence in the Commonwealth..
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 123 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking in clause 16 the words:- “that was not otherwise lawfully possessed on September 13, 1994”, and inserting in place thereof the following:— “unless such sale, lease, rent, transfer or delivery is made to a law enforcement agency.”
