dcmdon
NES Member
The legislation passed a couple of days ago did not seem to ban bump stocks. Rather, it seems to classify them as machine guns.
You can own a machine gun in MA if you have a machine gun license.
The language of the bill that was passed is pretty clear:
SECTION 18. Section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “gun”, in line 100, the following words:- ; provided, however, that “machine gun” shall include bump stocks and trigger cranks.
The section 121 language that the bill ammend is the definition of a machine gun in existing law:
''Machine gun'', a weapon of any description, by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which a number of shots or bullets may be rapidly or automatically discharged by one continuous activation of the trigger, including a submachine gun.
So the effect is that this new law classifies bump stocks as machine guns.
Here is a link to the affected statute.
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section121
Machine guns ARE legal in MA if the owner possesses a MA Machinegun License and so are bump stocks.
In summary, the new law with amended language is:
Machine gun'', a weapon of any description, by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which a number of shots or bullets may be rapidly or automatically discharged by one continuous activation of the trigger, including a submachine gun; provided, however, that “machine gun” shall include bump stocks and trigger cranks.
I'm not saying this is good or bad. Only that bump stocks don't appear to be banned at all.
Don
You can own a machine gun in MA if you have a machine gun license.
The language of the bill that was passed is pretty clear:
SECTION 18. Section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “gun”, in line 100, the following words:- ; provided, however, that “machine gun” shall include bump stocks and trigger cranks.
The section 121 language that the bill ammend is the definition of a machine gun in existing law:
''Machine gun'', a weapon of any description, by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which a number of shots or bullets may be rapidly or automatically discharged by one continuous activation of the trigger, including a submachine gun.
So the effect is that this new law classifies bump stocks as machine guns.
Here is a link to the affected statute.
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section121
Machine guns ARE legal in MA if the owner possesses a MA Machinegun License and so are bump stocks.
In summary, the new law with amended language is:
Machine gun'', a weapon of any description, by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which a number of shots or bullets may be rapidly or automatically discharged by one continuous activation of the trigger, including a submachine gun; provided, however, that “machine gun” shall include bump stocks and trigger cranks.
I'm not saying this is good or bad. Only that bump stocks don't appear to be banned at all.
Don