There is a key provision hidden in a proposed "One Gun a Month" (Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act) bill to ban the private transfer of firearms in MA.
S.938 "An Act Relative to Preventing the Illegal Trafficking of Firearms"
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st00pdf/st00938.pdf
The language is in Section 6 of the legislation. This particular section amends Section 128A of Chapter 140. The new language would ban all private transfers. Currently a licensed gun owner can lawfully transfer four guns in a calendar year providing they report the transfer to the Criminal History Systems Board on an FA-10 form within seven days. Section 6 would require all transfers to be conducted through a licensed gun dealer. The section would also limit the fee a dealer could charge for such transfers to no more than ten dollars.
S.938 "An Act Relative to Preventing the Illegal Trafficking of Firearms"
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st00pdf/st00938.pdf
The language is in Section 6 of the legislation. This particular section amends Section 128A of Chapter 140. The new language would ban all private transfers. Currently a licensed gun owner can lawfully transfer four guns in a calendar year providing they report the transfer to the Criminal History Systems Board on an FA-10 form within seven days. Section 6 would require all transfers to be conducted through a licensed gun dealer. The section would also limit the fee a dealer could charge for such transfers to no more than ten dollars.