S 2583 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

Amendment S.2583

This bill amends Massachusetts firearm laws to require the state to produce a biennial report analyzing gun trace data and sales transactions to evaluate the effectiveness of current regulations. It also updates legal definitions to explicitly include bump stocks and other rapid-fire trigger activators as machine guns. Additionally, the legislation establishes new criminal penalties for manufacturing, selling, or possessing firearms, frames, or receivers that lack valid serial numbers, with specific exemptions for law enforcement, licensed gunsmiths, and antique weapons.
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