Bill Text: MA H541 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The fee for certain firearms licenses for persons seventy years of age or older
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-18 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H541 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H541-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William Smitty Pignatelli
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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 authorizing the licensing of firearms for persons 70 years of age or older
.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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William Smitty Pignatelli |
4th Berkshire |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act authorizing the licensing of firearms for persons 70 years of age or older
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. Subsection (i) of section 131 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Any person upon reaching the age of 70 years or older and any law enforcement officer applying for a license to carry firearms through his employing agency shall be exempt from the requirement of paying a renewal fee for a class A or class B license to carry. The class A or class B license to carry a firearm held by any person 70 years of age or older shall be valid unless revoked.
