| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4900 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | ________________________________________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, August 15, 2024. |
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| 5 | 5 | | The committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, to whom |
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| 6 | 6 | | were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2306) of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Marjorie C. Decker and Mindy Domb for legislation to require licensed |
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| 8 | 8 | | gun owners to submit yearly affidavits; the petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 9 | 9 | | House, No. 2309) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to the reckless discharge |
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| 10 | 10 | | of firearms; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2311) of |
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| 11 | 11 | | Marjorie C. Decker that the commissioner of Criminal Justice Services be |
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| 12 | 12 | | authorized to establish a list of persons who disavow eligibility to |
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| 13 | 13 | | purchase firearms; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2323) of |
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| 14 | 14 | | Peter J. Durant relative to permitting the manufacture and sale of sling |
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| 15 | 15 | | shots; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2328) of Paul K. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Frost relative to firearm licensing renewals during a state of emergency; |
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| 17 | 17 | | the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2332) of Colleen M. Garry |
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| 18 | 18 | | relative to the defensive use of certain electronic devices; the petition |
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| 19 | 19 | | (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2341) of Christopher Hendricks relative |
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| 20 | 20 | | to electronic weapons and devices; the petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 21 | 21 | | House, No. 2345) of Steven S. Howitt relative to firearms furnished |
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| 22 | 22 | | through the civilian marksmanship program; the petition (accompanied by |
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| 23 | 23 | | bill, House, No. 2375) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to the issuance of |
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| 24 | 24 | | licenses for firearms; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2376) |
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| 25 | 25 | | of Joseph D. McKenna relative to firearm licensing requirements; the |
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| 26 | 26 | | petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2391) of David Allen Robertson |
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| 27 | 27 | | relative to protecting the rights of lawful gun owners; the petition |
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| 28 | 28 | | (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2402) of Todd M. Smola relative to the |
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| 29 | 29 | | lawful sale of guns; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2403) of Todd M. Smola relative to carrying a firearm while on a |
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| 31 | 31 | | recreational vehicle, reports recommending that the accompanying order |
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| 32 | 32 | | (House, No. 4900) ought to be adopted [Senator Velis dissents]. |
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| 33 | 33 | | For the committee, CARLOS GONZĂLEZ. HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4900 |
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| 34 | 34 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 35 | 35 | | House of Representatives, August 15, 2024. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Ordered, That the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security be authorized to |
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| 37 | 37 | | sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents |
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| 38 | 38 | | numbered 2306, 2309, 2311, 2323, 2328, 2332, 2341, 2345, 2375, 2376, 2391, 2402 and 2403, |
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| 39 | 39 | | relative to firearms and weapons. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study |
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| 41 | 41 | | and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such |
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| 42 | 42 | | recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives |
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| 43 | 43 | | on or before December 31, 2024. |
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