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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph D. McKenna and Ryan C. Fattman

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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 illegal drug and firearm trafficking.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/9/2018

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

2/13/2018

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

2/20/2018

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/16/2018

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/21/2018

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

2/15/2018

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/16/2018

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

2/20/2018

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

2/20/2018

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/20/2018

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

2/16/2018

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/20/2018

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/20/2018

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

2/21/2018

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/20/2018

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/20/2018

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/20/2018

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/20/2018

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

2/27/2018

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

2/26/2018

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/22/2018

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/22/2018

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/27/2018

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

2/27/2018

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

2/26/2018

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

2/27/2018

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

2/27/2018

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/27/2018


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By Representative McKenna of Webster and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Joseph D. McKenna, Ryan C. Fattman and others relative to trafficking certain illegal drugs and firearms.  The Judiciary.

 

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 illegal drug and firearm trafficking.

 

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. Chapter 94C of the General Laws shall be amended by adding the following new section:

Section 32O: Illegal Trafficking of Opioids, Heroin, Firearms.

(a) Whoever is found guilty for trafficking substances under section 32E paragraphs (c) or (c1/2) of this chapter and is concurrently or separately found guilty of any of sections 10E, 10I, 10J, or 10K of Chapter 269 regarding the trafficking or theft of firearms, rifles, shotguns or machine guns shall be punished by a term of up to life imprisonment in the state prison, that said sentence may include a fine of not more than $500,000.  

SECTION 2. A prosecution commenced under this section shall not be placed on file or continued without a finding.

SECTION 3. A person convicted of violating this section shall not be eligible for furlough, work release, temporary release or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct under sections 129C or 129D of chapter 127.