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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3514 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1496
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to noise reduction devices.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/20/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3514 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1496
By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1496) of Paul K.
Frost relative to penalties for the possession of silencers or firearm noise reduction devices. The
Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1570 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to noise reduction devices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 10A of Chapter 269 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by
2deleting the section in its entirety and inserting in its place the following:
3 Section 10A.
4 Any person found to be in possession of a firearm suppressor who is:
5 (a)a prohibited person under section 131 of chapter 140;
6 (b)in the commission of a violent crime or felony;
7 (c)in the commission of a crime of violence against a family member; 2 of 2
8 (d)conducting sales or has possession of controlled substances as defined in chapter
994C;
10 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years in state prison or for not
11more than two and one-half years in a jail or house of correction.
12 The term “firearm suppressor” or “firearm noise reduction device” means any device for
13muffling or diminishing the report of a portable firearm, including any combination of parts,
14designed or redesigned, and intended for use in assembling or fabricating a firearm muffler, and
15any part intended only for use in such assembly or fabrication. For the purposes of this section
16the term “firearm suppressor” or “firearm noise reduction device” shall have the same meaning
17as Federal Law 18 USC 921(24).