HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2728        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3274

 

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 repealing the ban on modern sporting arms.

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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

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

1/29/2013

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2013

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2013

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

1/25/2013

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/21/2013

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

2/1/2013

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

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

 

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/18/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2728        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3274

By Mr. Peterson of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3274) of George N. Peterson, Jr. and others for legislation to repeal the ban on assault weapons and large capacity feeding devices.  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 repealing the ban on modern sporting arms.

 

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 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in lines 9 through 35, inclusive, the definition of “Assault weapon”.

SECTION 2. Section 123 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in lines 131 through 134, inclusive, the following:

“Sixteenth, That no licensee shall sell, lease, rent, transfer or deliver or offer for sale, lease, rent, transfer or delivery to any person any assault weapon or large capacity feeding device that was not otherwise lawfully possessed on September 13, 1994.”.

SECTION 3.  Section 131M of chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby repealed.