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Crimes Against Public Peace

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Dispensing and Suppressing Unlawful Assembly; Arresting Persons

Refusing or Neglecting to Depart or to Assist in Suppressing Assembly or in Arresting Persons

Neglect or Refusal to Exercise Authority to Suppress Assembly

Requiring Aid; Dispersing and Suppressing Assembly; Seizure of Persons

Armed Forces Obeying Orders for Suppressing Riot and Dispersing and Arresting Persons

Person Killed or Wounded as Result of an Assembly; Guilt and Responsibility

Injury to Building or Vessel by Persons Unlawfully Assembled

Destruction of or Damage to Property by Persons Riotously Assembled; Liability of Town

Repealed, 1923, 248, Sec. 2

Carrying Dangerous Weapons; Possession of Machine Gun or Sawed-Off Shotguns; Possession of Large Capacity Weapon or Large Capacity Feeding Device; Punishment

Selling, Giving or Using Silencers; Confiscation and Destruction

Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 25

Tear Gas; Use in Commission of Crimes

Body Armor; Use in Commission of Crime

Firearms Sales, Distributions or Transfers; Penalties; Eligibility for Probation, Parole, Furlough or Work Release

Illegal Sale, Gifts or Transfer of Large Capacity Weapons or Large Capacity Feeding Devices; Punishment

Violations of Sec. 10 by Persons Previously Convicted of Violent Crimes or Serious Drug Offenses; Punishment

Carrying Loaded Firearm While Under Influence of Liquor, Marijuana, Narcotic Drugs, Depressants, Stimulant or Toxic Vapor Substances; Punishment

Transporting Firearm, Rifle, Shotgun, Machine Gun or Sawed-Off Shotgun Into Commonwealth for Use in Commission of Criminal Activity or to Unlawfully Distribute, Sell or Transfer Possession to Prohibited Person; Penalty

Breaking and Entering Building, Ship, Vessel or Vehicle to Steal Firearm; Penalty

Breaking and Entering Building in Which Firearm Retailer, Wholesaler or Manufacturer Conducts Business; Unlawfully Obtaining or Distributing Firearm, Rifle, Shotgun, Machine Gun or Ammunition; Punishment

Printing Statutes for Posters; Display

Definitions

Possession or Control of Firearm With Serial or Identification Number Removed or Mutilated, While Committing or Attempting a Felony; Destruction

Removal or Mutilation of Serial or Identification Numbers of Firearms; Receiving Such Firearm; Destruction

Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 29

Serial Identification Numbers on Firearms

Manufacturing and Selling Knives, Slung Shots, Swords, Bludgeons and Similar Weapons

Air Rifles; Sale to Minors

Air Rifles; Possession by Minors; Shooting

Repealed, 1957, 688, Sec. 32

Rifle or Shotgun Loaded With Shells or Cartridges; Unloaded Rifle or Shotgun; Carrying on Public Way Prohibited; Exceptions; Punishment

Discharge of a Firearm Within 500 Feet of a Dwelling or Other Building in Use; Exceptions

Airport Secure Areas; Possession or Placement of a Cutting Device or Prohibited Weapon; Punishment

False Alarms of Fire

False Reports to Police Officers

Deadly Weapons, Explosives, Chemical or Biological Agents, or Other Deadly Device or Substance; Threatened Use or Presence; Threat to Hijack; Disruption of School, Public Building or Transport; Punishment; Restitution

Annoying Telephone Calls or Electronic Communication

Willful and Malicious Communication of False Information to Public Safety Answering Points; Penalty; Restitution

Stink Bombs; Sale

Arrowheads Used for Hunting; Sale

Hazing; Organizing or Participating; Hazing Defined

Failure to Report Hazing

Copy of Secs. 17 to 19; Issuance to Students and Student Groups, Teams and Organizations; Report