MA S1323

Bill

Relative to unloaded rifles or shotguns

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to carrying unloaded rifles or shotguns. . Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 12D of Chapter 269 of the Massachusetts General Laws to remove the prohibition on carrying unloaded rifles or shotguns on public ways, unless they are enclosed in a case. The bill also removes the penalties for violating this provision, including fines and imprisonment. The exemptions for certain activities, such as drills, parades, and memorial service firing squads, remain in place.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (8)

Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Steven Howitt (R), Donald Humason (R), James Miceli (D), Todd Smola (R), John Velis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2292 (on 02/07/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1323

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1323
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1323.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1239	Relative to a technical correction of Chapter 284 of the Acts of 2014	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1287	Relative to unloaded rifles or shotguns	No further action taken	Similar To
H1309	Relative to firearms and recreational vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1792	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	No further action taken	Similar To
H3610	Temporarily preventing firearm access for extremely dangerous or suicidal individuals	New draft substituted, see H4517	Similar To
H4517	Relative to firearms	Published as amended, see H4539	Similar To
H4539	Relative to firearms	Reported by H4670	Similar To
S1614	Combatting illegal tobacco and preventing further loss of revenue to the commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H4065	Similar To
S2292	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to safety in the Commonwealth	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S432	Relative to the use of shotguns	Accompanied S446	Similar To
S446	Relative to the use of shotguns for hunting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S918	Protecting police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1239

Relative to a technical correction of Chapter 284 of the Acts of 2014

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1287

Relative to unloaded rifles or shotguns

No further action taken

Similar To

H1309

Relative to firearms and recreational vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1792

Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving

No further action taken

Similar To

H3610

Temporarily preventing firearm access for extremely dangerous or suicidal individuals

New draft substituted, see H4517

Similar To

H4517

Relative to firearms

Published as amended, see H4539

Similar To

H4539

Relative to firearms

Reported by H4670

Similar To

S1614

Combatting illegal tobacco and preventing further loss of revenue to the commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see H4065

Similar To

S2292

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to safety in the Commonwealth

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S432

Relative to the use of shotguns

Accompanied S446

Similar To

S446

Relative to the use of shotguns for hunting

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S918

Protecting police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

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