HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 368 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2367
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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 | 1/12/2023 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/12/2023 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/12/2023 |
Marcus S. Vaughn | 9th Norfolk | 1/12/2023 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 1/15/2023 |
James C. Arena-DeRosa | 8th Middlesex | 1/20/2023 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/25/2023 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 1/25/2023 |
Ryan M. Hamilton | 15th Essex | 1/30/2023 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 1/31/2023 |
Jennifer Balinsky Armini | 8th Essex | 1/31/2023 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/7/2023 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 2nd Berkshire | 2/8/2023 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 3/6/2023 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex | 7/11/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 368 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2367
By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2367) 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. 3729 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 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.