The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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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 passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act further regulating the issuance of firearms identification.

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PETITION OF:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act further regulating the issuance of firearms identification.

                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.  Section 129C of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after clause (u), the following new clause:-

(v) Any person between the ages of twelve and seventeen, inclusive, with respect to the use of a shotgun while participating in any special youth hunt authorized by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, provided that such person is under the immediate supervision of a person holding a valid firearm identification card or a license to carry firearms.