HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 136        FILED ON: 1/13/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2487

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky

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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 to require liability insurance for gun ownership.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/13/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/20/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/26/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/27/2021

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/27/2021

Steven C. Owens

29th Middlesex

2/10/2021

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/23/2021

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/26/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

4/14/2021

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

9/17/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 136        FILED ON: 1/13/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2487

By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2487) of David Paul Linsky and others for legislation to require liability insurance by gun owners.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2093 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act to require liability insurance for gun ownership.

 

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. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 207. (a) Whoever possess, carries, or owns a firearm, rifle or shotgun without a liability policy or bond or deposit required by the provisions of this chapter which has not been provided and maintained in accordance therewith shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year in a house of correction, or both such fine and imprisonment. This section shall not apply to a person who possesses a firearm, rifle, or shotgun on a temporary basis while on the premises of a licensed gun club.

(b) The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate regulations set forth for the minimum terms of liability insurance policies which shall satisfy the requirements of this section.