HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3644 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3781
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Chynah Tyler
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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 firearm sales.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | 1/18/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/28/2019 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Daniel J. Hunt | 13th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 5/2/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3644 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3781
By Ms. Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3781) of Chynah Tyler and others relative to the sale of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to firearm sales.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 122D the following section:-
Section 122E No licensed dealer, shall deliver a firearm to a person, as follows:
(a) Within 10 days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the United States Department of Justice, the commonwealth or the licensing authority, within 10 days of the submission the lincensing authority of any correction to the application, or within 10 days of the submission to the licensing authority of any fee required, whichever is later.
(b) Unless unloaded and securely wrapped or unloaded and in a locked container.
(c) Unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the firearm presents clear evidence of the persons identity and age to the licensed dealer.
(d) Whenever the licensed dealer is notified by the United States Department of Justice, the commonwealth or the licensing authoritythat the person is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm.
(e) No handgun shall be delivered unless the purchaser, transferee, or person being loaned the handgun presents a handgun safety certificate to the licensed dealer.
(f) No handgun shall be delivered whenever the licensed dealer is notified by the United States Department of Justice, the commonwealth or the licensing authority that within the preceding 30-day period the purchaser has made another application to purchase a handgun and that the previous application to purchase involved none of the entities.
(g) That the licensed firearm dealer shall conspicuously post at each purchase counter the following warning in bold type not less than one inch in height: ''IT IS UNLAWFUL TO deliver a firearm to a person within 10 days of the application to purchase, or, after notice by the United States Department of Justice, the commonwealth or the licensing authority, within 10 days of the submission to the department of any correction to the application, or within 10 days of the submission to the department of any fee required, whichever is later.'', and that such licensee shall provide said warning, in writing, to the purchaser or transferee of any firearm, rifle, shotgun or machine gun in bold type not less than one-quarter inch in height.