Firearms Laws
General Laws of Massachusetts
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| 140-121 | Firearms sales, definitions, antiques firearms, application of law; exceptions |
| 140 - 121A | Identification of firearms, certificate by ballistics expert as prima facie evidence |
| 140 - 122 | Licenses; contents; fingerprints of applicants, procedure on refusal of license, fee, punishment for improper issuance |
| 140 - 122A | Record of licenses; notice to criminal history systems board; sales record books |
| 140 - 122B | Sale of ammunition; licenses; fees; rules and regulations; refusal, suspension or revocation of license; judicial review; penalties |
| 140 - 123 | Conditions of licenses |
| 140 - 124 | Terms of licenses |
| 140 - 125 | Forfeiture or suspension of licenses; notice |
| 140 - 126 | Placards, signs or advertisements; prima facie evidence that weapons are kept for sale |
| 140 - 127 | Transfer of licenses |
| 140 - 128 | Penalty for violation of statue on selling, renting or leasing weapons; evidence on sale of machine gun |
| 140 - 128A | Application of section 128 |
| 140 - 128B | Unauthorized purchase of firearms; report to commissioner; penalties |
| 140 - 129 | Fictitious name or address and other false information; penalties |
| 140 - 129A | Repealed, 1945, 254 |
| 140 - 129B | Firearms identification cards; form; conditions; applications; fee; denial; revocation; judicial review |
| 140 - 129C | Application of section 128B; ownership or possession of firearms or ammunition; transfers; report to executive director; exemptions; exhibiting license to carry, etc. on demand |
| 140 - 129D | Surrender of firearms and ammunition to licensing authority upon denial of application for, or revocation of, identification card or license; right to transfer; sale by colonel of state police; rules and regulations |
| 140 - 130 | Sale or furnishing weapons or ammunition to aliens or minors; penalties; exceptions |
| 140 - 130A | Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec 14 |
| 140 - 131 | License to carry or possess firearms |
| 140 - 131A | Permits to purchase, rent or lease firearms, or to purchase ammunition; fee; penalties |
| 140 - 131B | Penalty for loan of money secured by weapons |
| 140 - 131C | Carrying of firearms in a vehicle |
| 140 - 131D | Repealed, 1954, 672, Sec 7 |
| 140 - 131E | Purchase by residents; licenses; firearm identification cards; purchase for use of another; penalties; revocation of licenses or cards; re-issuance |
| 140 - 131F | Non-residents or aliens; temporary license to carry firearms or ammunition |
| 140 - 131F½ | Theatrical productions; carrying firearms and blank ammunition |
| 140 - 131G | Carrying of firearms by non-residents; conditions |
| 140 - 131H | Ownership or possession of firearms by aliens; penalties; seizure and disposition |
| 140 - 131I | Falsifying firearm license or identification card; penalty |
| 140 - 131J | Sale or possession of electrical weapons; penalties |
| 140 - 131L | Security of weapons; penalties; MUST be secured (This is new to the firearms law - Click here) |
| 269 - 10 | Carrying dangerous weapons, possession of machine gun or sawed-off shotgun |
| 269 - 10H | Carrying a firearm under the influence; loaded firearm (This is new to the firearms law - Click here) |
| 269 - 11B | Possession or control of firearm with serial or identification number removed or mutilated |
| 269 - 11C | Removal or mutilation of serial or identification numbers of firearms |
| 269 - 11E | Serial identification numbers on firearms; penalties |
| 269 - 12A | Selling or furnishing an air rifle to minor |
| 269 - 12B | Possession of air rifle by minor under eighteen; shooting air rifle |
| 269 - 12E | Discharge of firearm within 500 feet of dwelling or other building in use |
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