HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2227 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1681
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rady Mom
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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: | Date Added: |
Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | 1/19/2023 |
Rodney M. Elliott | 16th Middlesex | 1/20/2023 |
Edward J. Kennedy | First Middlesex | 4/24/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2227 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1681
By Representative Mom of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1681) of Rady Mom and Rodney M. Elliott relative to the penalties for using weapons with intent to strike dwelling houses. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1803 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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:
SECTION 1. 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.