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Mass. General Laws c.140 §§ 121-131Q

Sale of firearms and other weapons

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§ 121 Firearms sales; definitions; antique firearms; application of law; exceptions
§ 121A Identification of firearms; certificate by ballistics expert as prima facie evidence
§ 121B Real time electronic firearms registration system; timing or registration; loss or theft of firearm; applicable firearms; failure to register; promulgation of regulations
§ 121C Serial numbers; possession of untraceable firearms; privately made firearms; serial number request system; requests for serial numbers; application of section; promulgation of rules and regulations
§ 121D 3-dimensional printers and computer numerical control milling machines; use; sale or transfer; application; violations
§ 121E Publication of information relating to the use of firearms; information included; promulgation of rules and regulations
§ 121F Process for obtaining permit, card or license; false information; form of application; prohibited persons; denial; renewals; appeals; fees; expiration; reinstatement
§ 122 License to sell, rent, lease, purchase or transfer firearms and ammunition; contents
§ 122A Record of licenses; notice to department of criminal justice information services; sales record books
§ 122B Sporting or shooting clubs; sale or supply of ammunition; storage and use of large capacity firearms; targets; removal of large capacity firearms; annual report; inspection; rules and regulations; penalties
§ 122C Illegal sale or possession of self-defense spray; penalty for violation
§ 122D Persons prohibited from purchase or possession of self-defense spray; permit; change of address
§ 123 Conditions of licenses
§ 124 Term of licenses
§ 125 Training seminars; curriculum; rules and regulations
§ 126 Placards, signs or advertisements; prima facie evidence
§ 127 Transfer of licenses
§ 128 Penalty for violation of statute on selling, renting or leasing weapons; evidence on sale of machine gun
§ 128A Application of Sec. 131
§ 128B Unauthorized purchase of firearms; registration; penalties
§ 129 Fictitious name or address and other false information; penalties
§ 129B Firearm identification cards; conditions and restrictions
§ 129C Application of Sec. 129B; ownership or possession of firearms or ammunition; transfers; report to commissioner; exemptions; exhibiting license to carry, etc. on demand
§ 129D Surrender of firearms and ammunition to licensing authority upon denial of application for, or revocation of, identification card or license; right to transfer; sale by colonel of state police; rules and regulations
§ 130 1/2 Lawfully furnishing weapons to minors for hunting, recreation, instruction and participation in shooting sports
§ 130B Firearm licensing review board; members; license applicants; hearings
§ 131 Licenses to carry firearms; conditions and restrictions; rules and regulations
§ 131 1/2 Firearm control advisory board; duties
§ 131 3/4 Roster of assault-style firearms; shooting competitions; roster amendments
§ 131A Permits to purchase, rent or lease firearms, or to purchase ammunition; fee; penalties
§ 131B Penalty for loan of money secured by weapons
§ 131C Carrying of firearms in a vehicle
§ 131F Nonresidents or aliens; temporary license to carry firearms or ammunition
§ 131F 1/2 Theatrical productions; carrying firearms and blank ammunition
§ 131I Falsifying firearm license or identification card; penalty
§ 131J Stun guns; regulations relating to use, access, training, etc.
§ 131K Firearms or large capacity weapons without safety devices; liability
§ 131L Weapons stored or kept by owner; inoperable by any person other than owner or lawfully authorized user; punishment
§ 131M Assault weapon or large capacity feeding device not lawfully possessed on August 1, 2024; sale, transfer or possession; punishment; exceptions
§ 131N Covert weapons; sale, transfer or possession; punishment
§ 131O Colonel of state police; statewide firearms surrender program
§ 131P Basic firearms safety certificate; instructors; public service announcements
§ 131Q Tracing by licensing authority of firearm used to carry out criminal act; transmission of statistical data to federal electronic system; cartridge casing information inclusion in national report

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