H4885 and Youth Hunters/Shooters

[RDG]

Oh look another H4885 thread.

I know that section 44 of H4885 now prohibits FID Holders from possessing a semi-atomic outside of an officially incorporated club or licensed range. Must be under the supervision of an LTC holder.

But what about non-FID hunters, IE 12/13/14 year old's?
My kids 13 and hunts in MA under my LTC/hunting license.. Can he still carry his 20G Semi-auto?
Does anything in the new law prohibits anyone in MA without a LTC from using semi-autos or did they just ban FID holders?
The wording is weird.

I did reach out to GOAL for advice too but was curious what you guys though.
Also it sucks I have to worry about this crap.... We'll be hunting CT more this year... where he can carry his own firearms and has his own bag limits and license.

 

[dixidawg]

Not sure if this has gotten updated, but this is what I found:

From GOAL here:

H4885 Sumary by Subject Matter

www.goal.org

Juniors

• Bans youth non-resident hunting. (Under 18)
• SECTION 45. Bans non-resident youth hunting. (Under 18)
• SECTION 47. Strikes the section of the law for furnishing firearms to minors and aliens.

And this here:

H.4885 Non-residents

www.goal.org

Non- Resident Hunting:

• Must register their firearms with the Commonwealth prior to entering the state.
• Bans the possession of semi-automatic firearms (including rifles and shotguns).
• Bans any non-resident under 18 from hunting in Massachusetts.
• Non-residents, even those with a temporary license to carry, cannot purchase ammunition or ammunition part in the Commonwealth. (This has been the case since 1998, but was reaffirmed in Chapter 135.)
• Any muzzle loader that uses a modern primer or other component will be considered a modern firearm, thus a license is required.
• There is some language in line #1306 of the bill about hunting licenses: “The colonel of the state police shall determine those states with substantially similar requirements to those of the commonwealth for a firearm identification card under section 129C and a hunting license under section 11 of chapter 131 and shall annually publish a list of those states.”