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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1267 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1536 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Edward J. Kennedy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the discharge of firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off |
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| 13 | 13 | | shotgun or machine gun without regard for the risk of harm. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Edward J. KennedyFirst Middlesex 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1267 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1536 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1536) of Edward J. Kennedy for |
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| 20 | 20 | | legislation relative to the discharge of firearms without regard for the risk of harm or penalty. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1602 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act relative to the discharge of firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off |
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| 30 | 30 | | shotgun or machine gun without regard for the risk of harm. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 Chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2amended by adding the following new section 15G:- |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 Whoever without regard for the risk of serious bodily injury to another intentionally or |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4recklessly discharges a firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, or |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5machine gun and thereby causes a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another shall be |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or by imprisonment in the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years. |
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