SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1323        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1064

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Edward J. Kennedy

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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:

 

Edward J. Kennedy

First Middlesex

 

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

2/26/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1323        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1064

By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1064) of Edward J. Kennedy and Rady Mom for legislation to prohibit gunfire directed at dwelling houses.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 963 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 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.