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Chapter 269

Section 1 Dispensing and suppressing unlawful assembly; arresting persons
Section 2 Refusing or neglecting to depart or to assist in suppressing assembly or in arresting persons
Section 3 Neglect or refusal to exercise authority to suppress assembly
Section 4 Requiring aid; dispersing and suppressing assembly; seizure of persons
Section 5 Armed forces obeying orders for suppressing riot and dispersing and arresting persons
Section 6 Person killed or wounded as result of an assembly; guilt and responsibility
Section 7 Injury to building or vessel by persons unlawfully assembled
Section 8 Destruction of or damage to property by persons riotously assembled; liability of town
Section 9 Repealed, 1923, 248, Sec. 2
Section 10 Carrying dangerous weapons; possession of machine gun or sawed-off shotguns; possession of large capacity weapon or large capacity feeding device; punishment
Section 10A Selling, giving or using silencers; confiscation and destruction
Section 10B Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 25
Section 10C Tear gas; use in commission of crimes
Section 10D Body armor; use in commission of crime
Section 10E Firearms sales, distributions or transfers; penalties; eligibility for probation, parole, furlough or work release
Section 10F Illegal sale, gifts or transfer of large capacity weapons or large capacity feeding devices; punishment
Section 10G Violations of Sec. 10 by persons previously convicted of violent crimes or serious drug offenses; punishment
Section 10H Carrying loaded firearm while under influence of liquor, marijuana, narcotic drugs, depressants, stimulant or toxic vapor substances; punishment
Section 10I Transporting firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or sawed-off shotgun into commonwealth for use in commission of criminal activity or to unlawfully distribute, sell or transfer possession to prohibited person; penalty
Section 10J Breaking and entering building, ship, vessel or vehicle to steal firearm; penalty
Section 10K Breaking and entering building in which firearm retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer conducts business; unlawfully obtaining or distributing firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or ammunition; punishment
Section 11 Printing statutes for posters; display
Section 11A Definitions
Section 11B Possession or control of firearm with serial or identification number removed or mutilated, while committing or attempting a felony; destruction
Section 11C Removal or mutilation of serial or identification numbers of firearms; receiving such firearm; destruction
Section 11D Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 29
Section 11E Serial identification numbers on firearms
Section 12 Manufacturing and selling knives, slung shots, swords, bludgeons and similar weapons
Section 12A Air rifles; sale to minors
Section 12B Air rifles; possession by minors; shooting
Section 12C Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 32
Section 12D Rifle or shotgun loaded with shells or cartridges; unloaded rifle or shotgun; carrying on public way prohibited; exceptions; punishment
Section 12E Discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling or other building in use; exceptions
Section 12F Airport secure areas; possession or placement of a cutting device or prohibited weapon; punishment
Section 13 False alarms of fire
Section 13A False reports to police officers
Section 14 Deadly weapons, explosives, chemical or biological agents, or other deadly device or substance; threatened use or presence; threat to hijack; disruption of school, public building or transport; punishment; restitution
Section 14A Annoying telephone calls or electronic communication
Section 14B Willful and malicious communication of false information to public safety answering points; penalty; restitution
Section 15 Stink bombs; sale
Section 16 Arrowheads used for hunting; sale
Section 17 Hazing; organizing or participating; hazing defined
Section 18 Failure to report hazing
Section 19 Copy of Secs. 17 to 19; issuance to students and student groups, teams and organizations; report