{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-131n","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131N","heading":"Covert weapons; sale, transfer or possession; punishment","body":"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.","path":["Part I","Title XX","Chapter 140"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section131N","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:19Z","sha256":"80aa883b6f06307e6cc594e9ceb5c87137f9603e808c8ce169492786752eb44d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-131m","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-140-131o"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}