Prohibits the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency in Massachusetts.
The bill prohibits government officials and law enforcement from confiscating lawfully owned firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, or ammunition during a state of emergency, except for those under arrest, subject to a protection order, or with a revoked or suspended firearm identification card or license to carry. Violators face civil fines or imprisonment.
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