SENATE DOCKET, NO. 364 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1191
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Stephen M. Brewer
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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 relative to small caliber ammunition..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Stephen M. Brewer | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
Michael O. Moore |
[District]
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Demetrius J. Atsalis | 2nd Barnstable |
Anne M. Gobi | 5th Worcester |
Dennis A. Rosa | 4th Worcester |
George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol |
George N. Peterson, Jr. | 9th Worcester |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable |
Jennifer L. Flanagan |
[District]
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John J. Binienda | 17th Worcester |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | 4th Hampden |
Richard Bastien | 2nd Worcester |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 364 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1191
By Mr. Brewer, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1191) of Puppolo, Frost, Hill and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to certain ammunition [Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security]. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 926 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to small caliber ammunition..
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 121 of Chapter 140 is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety the definition for “Large Capacity Feeding Device” and putting in its place the following:
“Large capacity feeding device”, (i) a fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip or similar device capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition or more than five shotgun shells; or (ii) a large capacity ammunition feeding device as defined in the federal Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. section 921(a)(31) as appearing in such section on September 13, 1994. The term “large capacity feeding device” shall not include any such feeding devices for .22 caliber long rifle or lesser ammunition including but not limited to .22 shorts, CB caps, .17 rimfire.
