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Legal Information: Massachusetts

State Gun Laws

Laws current as of November 14, 2024

If the abuser's gun is taken away, what will happen to it?

If the abuser is ordered to give up his/her gun as part of an abuse prevention order, s/he must give it to law enforcement or another “licensing authority” where s/he lives as soon as possible. Within one year from the time the gun is surrendered, the abuser can request that it be transferred to a licensed firearms dealer or to another person who has a firearms license for sale or storage. If a request to transfer the gun has not been made after a year, then the gun will be sold at public auction.1

1 Mass. Gen. Laws 140 § 129D