HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3633        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3264

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel J. Hunt

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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 electric current weapons.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/20/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3633        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3264

By Mr. Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3264) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to the use of portable electrical weapons.  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 electric current weapons.

 

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

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 131J Shall be amended by:

Striking the words “or municipal law enforcement agencies” in subsection (2) and replacing it with the following, “, municipal law enforcement agencies, or those authorized through subsection (3).”

Striking the word “or” before “(2)” and replacing it with a “,”

And further by inserting after the words “appropriate use of portable electrical weapons” the following “, or (3) a person who possesses a Class A firearm license as outlined in Ch. 140 ss 131 and undergoes training outlined by the secretary of public safety. Any and all laws pertaining to Class A weapons shall apply to the use of electrical current weapons.

A device or weapon sold under this section shall include a mechanism for tracking the number of times the device or weapon has been fired.