SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1156        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1321

 

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 the lawful sale of ammunition.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/3/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

2/3/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/3/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1156        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1321

By Mr. Humason, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1321) of Donald F. Humason, Jr., Steven S. Howitt, Todd M. Smola, James R. Miceli and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the lawful sale of ammunition.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1273 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 the lawful sale of ammunition.

 

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 123 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by inserting the following language at the end of the section:

Notwithstanding any special law or regulation to the contrary nothing in this section shall be deemed as requiring a company outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be required to be licensed under this section. Said companies shall be entitled to sell ammunition to persons properly licensed to possess or sell ammunition to those licensed under sections 122, 122B, 129B or 131 of this chapter, through the internet, U.S. Mail or by any other means common to interstate commerce. All deliveries of ammunition under this paragraph, whether in person or by common carrier, must require the signature of the licensee and photographic identification.