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Mr. Luddite

On 11/13/2013 12:13 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:58:49 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

There are several of those cases working their way through the court
as we speak.

Florida? $25 fine, right?

2d degree misdemeanor
$500 and 60 days in jail for the first offense, if there are no other
charges present.

If you knowingly provided a weapon to a minor or anyone else who was
prohibited from having one you can get up into felony territory.

Here's the law in MA:

Section 131L. (a) It shall be unlawful to store or keep any firearm,
rifle or shotgun including, but not limited to, large capacity weapons,
or machine gun in any place unless such weapon is secured in a locked
container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other
safety device, properly engaged so as to render such weapon inoperable
by any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user.
For purposes of this section, such weapon shall not be deemed stored or
kept if carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully
authorized user.

(b) A violation of this section shall be punished, in the case of a
firearm, rifle or shotgun that is not a large capacity weapon, by a fine
of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not
more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and in the
case of a large capacity weapon or machine gun, 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.

That's just for them finding out you didn't secure them as required.