Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131N (2026)

Covert weapons; sale, transfer or possession; punishment

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Section 131N. No person shall knowingly possess, own, sell, offer for sale, transfer, manufacture, assemble, repair or import any firearm capable of discharging a bullet or shot that is a covert firearm or an undetectable firearm all as defined in section 121. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished, for a first offense, by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for a second offense, by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $15,000 or by imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than 15 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Michael Shehadi (Mass. App. Ct. 2024).
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Commonwealth v. Michael Shehadi (Mass. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 140, § 131N. It thus follows, according to the Commonwealth, that interpreting the appearance-based exemption to exclude "brick-like stun guns" would impermissibly expand the reach of the appearance-based exemption "far beyond covert weapons, essentially reading the…”
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