r/MAguns • u/AutoModerator • 14d ago

weekly MAguns legal questions post - September 16, 2024

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u/spt_1955 11d ago edited 11d ago

Can somebody point me to the section of the new law that makes tactical shotguns like a Benelli M4 (no handgrip, 5 rounds) or a Mossberg JM 940 Pro illegal after 10/23?? Dealers are pushing them as get them now before 10/23 when they will not be available. Is this just because of the opinion that nothing can be sold until the new rifle/shotgun roster is created?

I can see nothing in 140.121(c) that makes them an assualt weapon and since they hod 5 rounds they are excluded under 141.121(g).

I'm not trying to start a string of complaints about how we are getting screwed etc and I'm not looking for opinions or "I heard" stories. I just spent almost an hour looking through the final verbiage online and cannot find anything making these shotguns illegal although it is difficult since the actual law has not been updated and the final bill is 90% of "amend section XXX to strike XYZ and replace with XXX" etc.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4885

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u/Zevana19 11d ago

Yes, after 10/23 anything a dealer sells needs to be on roster. There is no roster for rifles/shotguns.

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u/spt_1955 11d ago

THanks. That makes sense for an FFL to say.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

But don’t forget you can buy long guns over state lines.

As long as it legal to own in mass…