SENATE DOCKET, NO. 263        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1292

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 data collection on multiple gun purchases.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 263        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1292

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1246 OF 2015-2016.]

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 data collection on multiple gun purchases.

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 18 ¾ of Chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by striking the words “and (v) the effectiveness of section 128B of chapter 140” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “(v) the effectiveness of section 128B of chapter 140; and (vi) information and statistics concerning the number of transactions annually involving multiple purchases of firearms, and the purchase by the same licensee of 5 or more firearms in any 4 month period including an analysis of whether any such firearms were used in a crime as identified and reported on in section 131Q of chapter 140."

SECTION 2. Section 131Q of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the second paragraph, in lines 22 and 23, by adding after the words “including all of the categories of data contained in this section” the following:- “and including data analyzing whether the license number used for the purchase or transfer of any firearm used in a crime was associated with the purchase or transfer of any other firearms, in this or any other jurisdiction, within a 12 month period and the number of such firearms purchased or transferred."