Amendment ID: S2069-8

Amendment 8

Supporting Local Business

Mr. Humason moves to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:-

SECTION X: Chapter 269 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 10A in its entirety and inserting in its place the following section:-

Section 10A.

Any person found to be in possession of a firearm suppressor who is:

(a) a prohibited person under section 131 of chapter 140;

(b) in the commission of a violent crime or felony;

(c) in the commission of a crime of violence against a family member;

(d) conducting sales or has possession of controlled substances as defined in chapter 94C;

shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years in state prison or for not more than two and one-half years in a jail or house of correction.

For the purposes of this section the term “firearm suppressor” shall have the same meaning as Federal law 18 USC 921(24): The terms “firearm suppressor” mean any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a firearm silencer or firearm muffler, and any part intended only for use in such assembly or fabrication.