SENATE DOCKET, NO. 66 FILED ON: 1/10/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1340
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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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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Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester |
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Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/26/2017 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/26/2017 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/26/2017 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/27/2017 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/31/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/31/2017 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
Jonathan D. Zlotnik | 2nd Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 66 FILED ON: 1/10/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1340
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1340) of Michael O. Moore, Steven S. Howitt, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Joseph D. McKenna and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to firearm suppressors . 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 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.