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There was a Boston Globe article on it some years back, but I haven't been able to find the full text. This might be it, but it is in the pay-to-access archive: http://nl.newsbank.com/cgi-bin/ngat...AW CALLED INEFFECTIVE&ext_theme=bg&pubcode=BGAbout 10 yrs ago (maybe longer)a study was done on the effects of the Bartley-Fox Act. The results were only 3 persons out of approx 900 received the 1 yr mandatory sentence. My best recollection is that judges were reducing the Unlawful carrying charge to Unlawful Possession which gave them wider descretion in sentencing.
My best recollection is that judges were reducing the Unlawful carrying charge to Unlawful Possession which gave them wider descretion in sentencing.
I remember those signs at the border.
"Massachusetts Has A Mandatory Year In Jail Gun Law"
It became such a joke that the state took them down after they got shot full of holes.
,I spent 13 years in Corrections. I have only known about 5-6 people that were actually convicted under this law.
One case stands out in my mind.
Guy was living in NH, new .44 magnum in his back seat. On his way to pick his wife up from work.
Inadvertently crossed into Mass, stopped for having a tail light out. Cop saw the gun, bang, year in jail.
Wasn't Dukakis governor back then?
There still is. Most of us are aware of it, it's just not enforced.
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Whoa... was this when the law came into effect or more recently?
I remember those signs at the border.
"Massachusetts Has A Mandatory Year In Jail Gun Law"
It became such a joke that the state took them down after they got shot full of holes.
That's what I recall too. He ordered the signs made and installed at all the major border crossings.
IIRC, when Ed King became Governor, he ordered the signs removed. Does anyone remember anything different?
The governors son or relative at that time got caught with a gun illegally and after that the signs came down,That's what I recall too. He ordered the signs made and installed at all the major border crossings.
IIRC, when Ed King became Governor, he ordered the signs removed. Does anyone remember anything different?
Hi folks....Thought I would throw something out to you knowledgeable people .......There used to be a mandatory one year in jail law for having a gun in your possession illegally in Massachusetts (unsure if it's still in effect or not)... At the time is was presented as a end all to the illegal gun crime in the state....I think the law was put into effect sometime in the 1970's.....I've seen countless news reports/articles/TV reports of all sorts of arrests for people having guns in their possession illegally while committing a crime (felons/non felons etc.)....Yet I can't recall ever seeing a mandatory one year sentence being enforced or handed down. Now I can only vouch for my part of the State, Cape Cod (And I watch the court reports faithfully every day)....I could be way off base here, but why is this law not enforced....They keep on telling us they want the criminals with the guns off the street, right!!!...
Cool story bro.The governors son or relative at that time got caught with a gun illegally and after that the signs came down,