Bill > H4885

This bill modernizes firearm laws in Massachusetts. Key provisions: - Establishes a real-time electronic firearms registration system and requires all firearms possessed or transferred in the state to be registered. - Requires all firearms to be serialized and prohibits untraceable "ghost guns." - Creates a Violence Prevention Federal Reinvestment Trust Fund to enhance violence prevention and intervention services. - Expands the types of individuals who can petition for an extreme risk protection order to temporarily remove firearms from individuals deemed dangerous. - Enhances licensing and background check requirements, including new disqualifying criteria and procedures for denying, revoking, and suspending licenses. - Bans assault-style firearms and large capacity magazines with some exceptions. - Requires a basic firearms safety certificate or equivalent training for all new license applicants. - Establishes various commissions to study emerging firearm technologies, the state's violence prevention funding structure, and firearm data collection. The bill aims to promote public safety while preserving lawful firearm ownership and use.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4885