Amendment #2 to H3476

Adding a New Crime

Mr. Linsky of Natick moves to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:-

SECTION XX. Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following:

“Whoever uses a firearm in the commission of a felony, and said firearm has been altered by painting or other means to appear to be an imitation firearm as defined in section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, shall  be punished by confinement in the state prison for not less than ten years, and for any such term of years up to life imprisonment. Said sentence shall be served upon the expiration of any other sentence for the underlying felony”.