Amendment #7 to H4135

Military Exemptions

Mr. Scanlon of North Attleborough moves to amend the bill , in section 45, by striking out subsection (a) of section 124A of chapter 140 of the General Laws and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a)(1) A long gun permit shall entitle the holder to purchase, transfer, possess and carry common long guns, and the ammunition therefor. A long gun permit shall not entitle a holder to transfer, possess or carry any other firearm including any large capacity firearm, semiautomatic rifle or semiautomatic shotgun except under the direct supervision of a holder of a license to carry firearms at an incorporated shooting club or a licensed shooting range.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or section 128B to the contrary, if a person satisfies all other requirements of this section and is 18 years of age or older residing within the jurisdiction of the licensing authority and who is either: (i) an active member of the United States army, navy, marine corps or air force; (ii) a member of the Massachusetts national guard; or (iii) a veteran as defined in section 7 of chapter 4, then a long gun permit shall entitle such a holder to transfer, purchase and possess semiautomatic rifles that cannot accept a detachable magazine that holds more than 5 rounds of ammunition and semiautomatic shotguns that cannot hold more than 5 rounds of ammunition in a fixed or detachable magazine for use only at an incorporated shooting club or licensed shooting range.