HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 135 FILED ON: 1/13/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3729
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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 relative to universal background checks for private gun sales.
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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 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 1/26/2021 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/26/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 1/27/2021 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 1/27/2021 |
Danillo A. Sena | 37th Middlesex | 1/28/2021 |
Steven C. Owens | 29th Middlesex | 2/10/2021 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 2/23/2021 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Kate Lipper-Garabedian | 32nd Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/26/2021 |
Michael J. Moran | 18th Suffolk | 2/26/2021 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 4/14/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 135 FILED ON: 1/13/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3729
By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3729) of David Paul Linsky and others relative to universal background checks for private gun sales. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2092 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 relative to universal background checks for private gun sales.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 128A of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following:- Any sale or transfer conducted under this section shall comply with section 131E and shall take place at the location of a dealer licensed under section 122, who shall transmit the information required by this section for the purchases and sales by utilizing the Massachusetts Gun Transaction Portal established by the Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services. A licensed dealer may charge the seller a fee not to exceed $25 for each sale or transfer electronically submitted on behalf of the seller to the Massachusetts Gun Transaction Portal. Whoever knowingly sells or transfers a firearm in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 20 years in state prison or two and one-half years in the house of correction.