HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2717        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3273

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

George N. Peterson, Jr.

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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 youth firearm training and competition.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

George N. Peterson, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/18/2013

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/30/2013

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

1/31/2013

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

1/30/2013

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

1/31/2013

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

1/29/2013

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

1/30/2013

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/1/2013

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2013

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2013

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

1/23/2013

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/31/2013

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/1/2013

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

2/1/2013

Richard T. Moore

Worcester and Norfolk

1/30/2013

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/1/2013

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/23/2013

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

1/24/2013

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2013

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

2/1/2013

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/18/2013

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

 

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/18/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2717        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3273

By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3273) of George N. Peterson, Jr. and others relative to illegal firearms sales to aliens and unsupervised youth firearm training and the penalties for violations.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to youth firearm training and competition.

 

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 130 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by deleting the section in its entirety and putting in its place the following:-

Section 130. Whoever sells or furnishes a rifle, shotgun or ammunition to any alien eighteen years of age or older who does not hold a permit card issued to him under section one hundred and thirty-one H or, except as provided in this section or section one hundred and thirty-one E, whoever sells or furnishes any alien a rifle, shotgun, machine gun or ammunition, shall have his license to sell firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns and or ammunition revoked and shall not be entitled to apply for such license for ten years from the date of such revocation and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, or by imprisonment in a state prison for not more than ten years or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SECTION 2. Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by inserting Section 130 the following new Section:-

Section 130A Youth Firearm Training, Competition, Activities

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, it shall be lawful to furnish a weapon, as defined in Section 121 of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, to a minor for purposes of hunting, recreation, instruction, participation in shooting sports and any other lawful uses while under the supervision of a holder of a valid Firearm Identification Card or License to Carry appropriate for the weapon in use, providing the parent or guardian of said minor has granted consent for such activities.

Any person violating (a) or (b) above shall be punished by fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, or by imprisonment in a state prison for not more than ten years or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.