Section 10A of Chapter 269 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and inserting in place the following:

Section 10A.

Any person found to be in possession of a firearm suppressor who is:

(a) a prohibited person under section 131 of chapter 140;

(b) in the commission of a violent crime or felony;

(c) in the commission of a crime of violence against a family or household member;

(d) conducting sales or has possession of controlled substances as defined in chapter 94C;

shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years in state prison or for not more than two and one-half years in a jail or house of correction.

For the purposes of this section the term “firearm suppressor” shall have the same meaning as Federal law 18 USC 921(24): The term “firearm suppressor” means any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in such assembly or fabrication.