Form and Publication of the Formal Target Shooting Firearms Roster

The Formal Target Shooting Firearms Roster shall be published bi-annually and shall be available on the public website of the Criminal History Systems Board. It shall contain the following information: (1) Title. Formal Target Shooting Firearms 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, § 123 and 501 CMR 7.00. It contains firearms which are exempt from the testing requirements described in M.G.L. c. 140, § 123, clauses Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-first, and which may be sold by Massachusetts licensees pursuant to M.G.L. c. 140, § 123 and 940 CMR 16.00: Handgun Sales. The makes and models listed herein were reviewed by the GCAB and subsequently designated by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security as being solely designed and sold for formal target shooting competitions.” (5) Notice of publication method as follows: “Modifications to this roster are likely to occur periodically, and Massachusetts licensees and law enforcement personnel should always utilize the most recent roster for the purpose of determining statutory compliance. The Formal Target Shooting Firearms Roster posted on the website of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (www.mass.gov/EOPSS) will contain the most recently approved models.”