Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265 § 15E : CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES — CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON — Assault and battery by discharge of firearm; penalty
(a) Whoever commits an assault and battery upon another by discharging a firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun or machine gun, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.