SENATE DOCKET, NO. 988 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1283
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William N. Brownsberger
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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 stun guns.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 988 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1283
By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1283) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to stun guns. 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 stun guns.
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Section 1.Section 131J of Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
Section 2.Section 121 of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by amending the definition of the word “firearm” in line 47 by adding the following language after the word “manufactured”:-
“,or a portable device or weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to incapacitate temporarily, injure or kill”.