Bill > H2695

This bill establishes a voluntary do-not-sell firearms list in Massachusetts that allows individuals 18 years and older to voluntarily prevent themselves from purchasing, renting, leasing, borrowing, possessing, or carrying firearms. Individuals can apply in writing to the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services to be added to the list, and they must provide a copy of an approved form of identification like a driver's license, state ID, passport, or military ID. Once registered, the person will be added to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and the registration cannot be reversed for 21 days after a deregistration request. The list will be confidential and accessible only to specific licensing authorities and the state police colonel, with strict protections against using the list in legal proceedings, employment decisions, or as a public record. When a person is deregistered, the department will notify the U.S. Attorney General and destroy all associated personal records. The bill also requires the department to conduct a public awareness campaign about the voluntary list. By amending existing laws, the bill integrates this new voluntary list into current firearm licensing regulations as an additional condition that would prevent an individual from obtaining a firearms license.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2695