SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1807        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1246

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia S. Creem

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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 data collection on multiple gun purchases.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Cynthia S. Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1807        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1246

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1246) of Cynthia S. Creem, Ruth B. Balser, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and James B. Eldridge for legislation  relative to data collection on multiple gun purchases.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to data collection on multiple gun purchases.

 

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 18 ¾ of Chapter 6A of the General Laws, as amended by section 4 of chapter 284 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking the words “and (v) the effectiveness of section 128B of chapter 140” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “(v) the effectiveness of section 128B of chapter 140; and (vi) information and statistics concerning the number of transactions annually involving multiple purchases of firearms, and the purchase by the same licensee of 5 or more firearms in any 4 month period including an analysis of whether any such firearms were used in a crime as identified and reported on in section 131Q of chapter 140."

SECTION 2.  Section 131Q of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as amended by section 70 of chapter 284 of the acts of 2014, is hereby amended in the second paragraph by adding after the words “including all of the categories of data contained in this section” the following:- “and including data  analyzing whether the license number used for the purchase or transfer of any firearm used in a crime was associated with the purchase or transfer of any other firearms, in this or any other jurisdiction, within a 12 month period and the number of such firearms purchased or transferred."