PETITION -- HOUSE
CHIEF SPONSOR:
Representative Leary of Worcester
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled.
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill or resolve.
PETITIONERS: LEGISLATOR/CITIZEN
DISTRICT/FULL MAILING ADDRESS
James B. Leary
14th Worcester District
REFILE OF PREVIOUS MATTER: BILL #: OF YEAR:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND FIVE
An Act BANNING THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF AUTOMATIC BB GUNS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Section 12 B of chapter 269 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—
No person shall sell or possess an air rifle or so-called BB gun that is designed, manufactured or altered to provide fully automatic firing or discharge or which is designed or altered to fire more than 10 rounds or pellets per trigger pull. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1000, and the air rifle or BB gun shall be confiscated. Upon a conviction of a violation of this section the air rifle or BB gun or other weapon shall, by the written authority of the court, be forwarded to the colonel of the state police, who may dispose of said article in the same manner as prescribed in section 10.
Now, as far as I know, it is not law yet. It is merely a bill under consideration. Do not be an alarmist. Just be aware.
yeeeeeeeah no.
