Bill > S942

This bill aims to prevent illegal gun trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "microstamping" as a technology that imprints a firearm's make, model, and serial number on each cartridge case when fired, to help trace guns used in crimes. 2. Limiting licensed dealers to selling no more than 15 firearms per year, with an exception for firearms bequeathed through trust or devise. 3. Requiring all new firearms sold in the Commonwealth to be equipped with microstamping technology starting 3 years after the bill's passage. 4. Prohibiting the removal, defacing, or alteration of a firearm's serial number, identification number, or microstamping functions, and establishing penalties for such actions. 5. Directing the Secretary of Public Safety and Security to study the feasibility of an interstate compact to combat illegal gun trafficking between states. The bill aims to enhance public safety by making it more difficult for firearms used in crimes to evade identification and tracking, while also limiting the potential for legal gun sales to be diverted into the illegal market.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S942