SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1050 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 839
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Eileen M. Donoghue
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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 prohibiting gunfire directed at dwelling houses.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Eileen M. Donoghue | First Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1050 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 839
By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 839) of Eileen M. Donoghue for legislation to prohibit gunfire directed at dwelling houses. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4314 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 prohibiting gunfire directed at dwelling houses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 269 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 12F the following section:-
Section 12G. Whoever discharges an assault weapon, firearm, large capacity weapon, machine gun, rifle, sawed-off shotgun, or shotgun, as defined in section one hundred twenty-one of chapter one hundred forty, with the intent to strike a dwelling, and as a result does strike a dwelling, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or in state prison for not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or both such imprisonment and fine.