General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART IV CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES |
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS |
CHAPTER 269. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE |
SECTION 11A. Definitions
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For the purposes of this section and sections eleven B, eleven C and eleven D, the following words shall have the following meanings:—
''Firearm'', a firearm as defined in section one hundred and twenty-one of chapter one hundred and forty, or a rifle or shotgun.
''Serial number'', the number stamped or placed upon a firearm by the manufacturer in the original process of manufacture.
''Identification number'', the number stamped or placed upon a firearm by the colonel of the state police under authority of section eleven D.