Bill Text: MA S985 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Allow citizens possession of non-lethal protection
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 11/19 at 11:30 AM in Hearing Room B2 [S985 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S985-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James E. Timilty (BY REQUEST)
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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 to allow citizens possession of non-lethal protection.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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William Darcey |
18 Cocasset St. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01422 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to allow citizens possession of non-lethal protection.
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. Notwithstanding Chapter 140 section 129B and section 131 of MGL any persons otherwise qualified by said sections to be licensed under law will not be required to do so for purposes of possessing and utilizing for defensive purposes chemical mace , pepper spray or other similarly propelled liquid , gas or powder designed to temporarily incapacitate .
