The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, in consultation with the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, has scheduled a public hearing on proposed regulations 501 CMR 19.00 (Registration of Firearms) and 501 CMR 20.00 (Serialization of Firearms). Details are below:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) will conduct a public hearing for the purposes of gathering comments, ideas, and information concerning (2) new regulations: Registration of Firearms and Serialization of Firearms.

Summary of Proposed Amendments: 

An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws of Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 requires EOPSS, in consultation with the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, to promulgate regulations governing the registration and serialization of all firearms in the Commonwealth. 

Availability of Proposed Amendments: The proposed regulations are attached and are also available on EOPSS’s website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-public-safety-and-security. A written copy of the proposed regulations may be obtained by e-mailing a request to EOPSS Deputy General Counsel John H. Melander, Jr., at John.Melander@mass.gov.

Hearing Details: The hearing will be held virtually, using the Microsoft Teams platform, on May 28, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. To join, please use the following link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmU0YzYzY2UtYWQ2YS00ODdjLWFmOTUtNDk5N2Q4OTQ0ZDYz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223e861d16-48b7-4a0e-9806-8c04d81b7b2a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22281c7f88-3318-4602-94e1-655072aca885%22%7d

To join via telephone (audio only), dial 857-327-9245 and use the following conference ID: 213153085906, and password: 4FG9Du6U. If you are joining by computer, you may need to allow extra time to download Microsoft Teams. While it is not required, you are encouraged to pre-register if you are interested in offering comments at the hearing by sending an email to John.Melander@mass.gov. 

Submission of Comments: Written comments or testimony in advance of the hearing are welcome and may be submitted by e-mail to John.Melander@mass.gov with a subject line stating, “Firearms Comment” or by mail to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, One Ashburton Place, Room 2133, Boston, MA 02108, attention John H. Melander, Jr. Comments received after May 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. may not be accepted. All persons desiring to be heard on this matter should join the virtual hearing, and participants shall conduct themselves as if attending the hearing in-person. 

Thank you,

John Melander

Deputy General Counsel

Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

One Ashburton Place, Suite 2133

Boston, MA 02108

Cell: 781-747-0330