SECTION 1. Section 123 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “131A”, in line 567, the following words:- ; provided further, that no person licensed under the provisions of said section 122 shall sell or transfer firearms, rifles, shotguns, or machine guns at any regular meeting of an incorporated collectors club or at a gun show that does not have a unique serial number or other mark of identification engraved or permanently affixed to the firearm in a manner that conforms with the requirements imposed on licensed importers and licensed manufacturers of firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 923(i), as amended from time to time, and any regulation adopted thereunder; provided further, that no person licensed under the provisions of said section 122 shall sell or transfer at any regular meeting of an incorporated collectors club or at a gun show component parts of a firearm to construct a firearm or plans to manufacture of fabricate a firearm.
SECTION 2. Said section 123 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following 2 paragraphs:-
No person organizing a regular meeting of an incorporated collectors club or a gun show shall permit a person to enter the meeting or gun show without verifying that the person possesses a firearm identification card pursuant to section 129B of chapter 140 or a license to carry firearms pursuant to section 131 of said chapter 140. Whoever permits a person without a firearm identification card or license to carry firearms to enter the meeting or gun show shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.
No person shall attend a regular meeting of an incorporated collectors club or a gun show that has not been issued a firearm identification card pursuant to section 129B of chapter 140 or a license to carry firearms pursuant to section 131 of said chapter 140. Whoever attends a meeting or gun show without a firearm identification card or license to carry firearms shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300.
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