HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2462        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2485

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Angelo L. D'Emilia

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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 the lawful sale of ammunition.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/19/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

 

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

 

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

 

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

 

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

 

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/3/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/2/2017

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

2/2/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/2/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/3/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2462        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2485

By Mr. D'Emilia of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2485) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and others for legislation to allow for the lawful sale of inert ammunition components from certain out-of-state vendors to lawfully licensed gun owners in the Commonwealth.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2120 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the lawful sale of 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 23 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by inserting the following language at the end of the section:

Notwithstanding any special law or regulation to the contrary nothing in this section shall be deemed as requiring a company outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be required to be licensed under this section.  Said companies shall be entitled to sell and deliver inert ammunition components to persons properly licensed to possess or purchase ammunition under sections, 129B or 131 of this chapter, through the internet, U.S. Mail or by any other means common to interstate commerce.  All deliveries of ammunition under this paragraph, whether in person or by common carrier, must require the signature of the licensee and photographic identification.

For the purposes of this section the term "inert components" shall include, but not be limited to the following: cases, bullets, shot, wads.