Mass. General Laws c.140 § 131N

Covert or undetectable firearms; sale, manufacture, transfer or possession; punishment

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Updates

Amended by St. 2024, c. 135, § 72, effective October 2, 2024 (Emergency preamble signed by the governor on October 2, 2024)

Section 131N

No person shall knowingly possess, own, sell, offer for sale, transfer, manufacture, assemble, repair or import any firearm capable of discharging a bullet or shot that is a covert firearm or an undetectable firearm all as defined in section 121. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished, for a first offense, by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for a second offense, by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $15,000 or by imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than 15 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Last updated:	July 25, 2024