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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Section 11A: Definitions

[ Text of section effective until October 2, 2024. For text effective October 2, 2024, see below.]

  Section 11A. For the purposes of this section and sections eleven B, eleven C and eleven D, the following words shall have the following meanings:--

  "Firearm'', a firearm as defined in section one hundred and twenty-one of chapter one hundred and forty, or a rifle or shotgun.

  "Serial number'', the number stamped or placed upon a firearm by the manufacturer in the original process of manufacture.

  "Identification number'', the number stamped or placed upon a firearm by the colonel of the state police under authority of section eleven D.

Chapter 269: Section 11A. Definitions

[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 135, Sec. 136 effective October 2, 2024. For text effective until October 2, 2024, see above.]

  Section 11A. For the purposes of sections 11A to 11C, inclusive, the terms "firearm'', "serial number'' and "untraceable firearm'' shall have the same definitions as section 121 of chapter 140.