SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1315        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 836

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anthony W. Petruccelli

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to including machetes in the dangerous weapons law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Anthony W. Petruccelli

 

Eileen M. Donoghue

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1315        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 836

By Mr. Petruccelli, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 836) of Anthony W. Petruccelli and Eileen M. Donoghue for legislation to include machetes under the dangerous weapon law.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1795 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to including machetes in the dangerous weapons law.

 

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 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws is hereby amended, in subparagraph (b), by inserting after the word “vehicle”, in the first sentence, the following words: - a machete, or