501 CMR 7.11

Form and Publication of the Large Capacity Weapons Roster

Year: 2026Length: 268 wordsOfficial source
The form of the Large Capacity Weapons Roster shall contain the following information: (1) Title. Large Capacity Weapons Roster. (2) Effective month and year of the publication. (3) Notice that the roster replaces all prior published rosters as follows: “This Roster Supersedes All Previous Rosters.” (4) Notice of criteria for placement on the roster as follows: “This roster has been compiled in accordance with M.G.L. c. 140, § 131¾. It contains weapons determined to have been originally manufactured for the civilian retail consumer market as large capacity weapons as defined by M.G.L. c. 140, § 121. Weapons not listed on this roster may also be large capacity weapons if they are semi-automatic and are capable of accepting or readily modifiable to accept a large capacity feeding device. Definitions of ‘capable of accepting’ and ‘readily modifiable to accept’ are defined in 501 CMR 7.02.” (5) Notice of large capacity weapons and exemption as follows: “NOTE: Unless otherwise exempted by M.G.L. c. 140, § 121, the term ‘large capacity weapon’ shall apply to all semiautomatic weapons equipped with a large capacity feeding device, including any such weapons not listed on this roster.” (6) Part I of the roster shall have the heading “Firearms – Class A LTC Required” followed by a list in order by manufacturers of large capacity firearms meeting the criteria for inclusion on the roster. (7) Part II of the roster shall have the heading “Rifles and Shotguns – Class A or B LTC Required” followed by a list in order by manufacturers of large capacity rifles and shotguns meeting the criteria for inclusion on the roster.
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