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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 620 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 925
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 to stop mass shootings.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 620 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 925
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 925) of Cynthia Stone Creem for
legislation to stop mass shootings. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2607 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 to stop mass shootings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 269 of the General Laws is amended by adding the following section:-
2 Section 20. No person shall, within the commonwealth, manufacture or cause to be
3manufactured, partially or completely, any assault weapon or large capacity feeding device as
4defined in section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws. This prohibition shall not apply to
5weapons or devices manufactured by a licensed manufacturer solely for the purpose of the lawful
6sale to an authorized law enforcement or military agency of the commonwealth, any other state,
7the United States, or a foreign government approved by the United States State Department.
8 Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more
9than $1,000,000 or by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years, or by
10both such fine and imprisonment.