SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1137 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1317
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Donald F. Humason, Jr.
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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 suppressors.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Donald F. Humason, Jr. | Second Hampden and Hampshire |
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Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1137 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1317
By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1317) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Joseph D. McKenna and Sheila C. Harrington for legislation relative to suppressors. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1271 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 suppressors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 10A of Chapter 269 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and inserting in its 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 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 terms “firearm suppressor” mean 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 assembling or fabricating a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, and any part intended only for use in such assembly or fabrication.