Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 128A (2026)

Section 128A. (a) A person with a license to carry under section 131 may sell or transfer firearms and ammunition and a person with a firearm identification card under section 129B may sell or transfer rifles and shotguns that are not large capacity or semiautomatic and ammunition to: (i) a person with a license to sell issued under section 122; (ii) a federally licensed firearms dealer; or (iii) a federal, state or local historical society, museum or institutional collection open to the public, without an annual limit on transfers.

(b) A person with a license to carry under section 131 may sell or transfer firearms and ammunition therefor and a person with a firearm identification card under section 129B may sell or transfer rifles and shotguns that are not large capacity or semi-automatic and ammunition therefor to the following; provided, however, that no more than 4 firearm transfers shall occur per calendar year:

(i) a person with a license to carry under section 131;

(ii) an exempted person if permitted under section 129C; and

(iii) a person with a firearm identification card under section 129B; provided, however, that for transfers and purchases of firearms that are not rifles and shotguns that are not large capacity or semiautomatic, the transferee shall also have a valid permit to purchase under section 131A.

(c) An heir or devisee upon the death of a firearm or ammunition owner, a person in the military, police officers and other peace officers, a veteran's organization and historical society, museums and institutional collections open to the public may:

(i) sell or transfer firearms and ammunition therefor, to a federally licensed firearms dealer, or a federal, state or local historical society, museum or institutional collection open to the public; and

(ii) sell or transfer no more than 4 firearms and ammunition therefor per calendar year to: (A) a person with a license to carry under section 131; (B) an exempted person under section 129C; or (C) a person with a firearm identification card under section 129B; provided, however, that for transfers and purchases of firearms that are not rifles and shotguns that are not large capacity or semi-automatic, the transferee shall have a valid permit to purchase under section 131A.

(d) A person with a license to carry under section 131 may purchase or transfer firearms and ammunition therefor from a dealer licensed under section 122 or a person permitted to sell under this section.

(e) A person with a firearm identification card under section 129B who is over 18 years of age may purchase or transfer rifles and shotguns that are not large capacity or semi-automatic and ammunition therefor from a dealer licensed under section 122 or a person permitted to sell under this section.

(f) A bona fide collector of firearms may purchase a firearm that was not previously owned or registered in the commonwealth from a dealer licensed under section 122 if it is a curio or relic firearm as defined in section 121.

(g) All purchases, sales or transfers of a firearm permitted under this section shall, prior to or at the point of sale, be conducted through the electronic firearms registration system pursuant to section 121B. The department of criminal justice information services shall require each person selling or transferring a firearm pursuant to this section to electronically provide, through the electronic firearms registration system, such information as is determined to be necessary to verify the identification of the seller and purchaser and ensure that the sale or transfer complies with this section. Upon submission of the required information, the electronic firearms registration system shall automatically review such information and display a message indicating whether the seller may proceed with the sale or transfer and shall provide any further instructions for the seller as determined to be necessary by the department of criminal justice information services. The electronic firearms registration system shall keep a record of any sale or transfer conducted pursuant to this section and shall provide the seller and purchaser with verification of such sale or transfer.