Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1619 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 356 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1619
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	David Paul Linsky
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act increasing penalties for the illegal sale and possession of firearms.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/12/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/12/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/12/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex1/25/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire2/8/2023Priscila S. Sousa6th Middlesex2/15/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex3/6/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 356 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1619
18	18	By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1619) of David
19	19	Paul Linsky and others relative to increasing penalties for the illegal sale and possession of
20	20	firearms. The Judiciary.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 1740 OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act increasing penalties for the illegal sale and possession of firearms.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
32	32	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 90, the word “five” and inserting in
33	33	3place thereof the following word:- 10.
34	34	4 SECTION 2. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
35	35	5Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 110, the word “seven” and inserting
36	36	6in place thereof the following word:- 20.
37	37	7 SECTION 3. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
38	38	8Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 112, the word “ten” and inserting in
39	39	9place thereof the following word:- 20. 2 of 2
40	40	10 SECTION 4. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
41	41	11Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 114, the words “fifteen years” and
42	42	12inserting in place thereof the following words:- life imprisonment.
43	43	13 SECTION 5. Section 10 of Chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
44	44	14Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 138 after the after the word “years”:- or
45	45	15not less than 3 nor more than 10 years in state prison. And striking out the words “or by a fine of
46	46	16not more than five hundred dollars.”
47	47	17 SECTION 6. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
48	48	18Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 156, the word “5” and inserting in
49	49	19place thereof the following word:- 20.
50	50	20 SECTION 7. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
51	51	21Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 201, the word “ten” and inserting in
52	52	22place thereof the following word:- 20.
53	53	23 SECTION 8. Section 128 of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016
54	54	24Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, the word “ten” and inserting in
55	55	25place thereof the following word:- 20.