HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2343        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2512

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Susannah M. Whipps

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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 previously licensed gun owners.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/19/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

 

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

 

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

 

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

 

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

 

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

 

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

 

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

 

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2343        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2512

By Mrs. Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2512) of Susannah M. Whipps and others relative to previously licensed gun owners.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

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 previously licensed gun owners.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Paragraph (1) of Section 129B of Chapter 140 is hereby amended by inserting a new subparagraph:-

 

(xii) Any person being a resident of the Commonwealth that lawfully held a firearm identification card prior to the enactment of chapter 180 of the acts of 1998 shall be entitled to apply for and receive a renewal of said card provided the person has not committed a prohibitive act since the enactment of chapter 180 of the acts of 1998.

 

Paragraph (d) of section 131 of chapter 140 is hereby amended by inserting a new subparagraph:-

 

(xi) Any person being a resident of the Commonwealth that lawfully held a license to carry firearms prior to the enactment of chapter 180 of the acts of 1998 shall be entitled to apply for and receive a renewal of said license provided the person has not committed a prohibitive act since the enactment of chapter 180 of the acts of 1998.