BOSTON - Just hours after a pregnant bystander was shot in Holyoke, Massachusetts House Democrats introduced gun reform legislation.

“A woman minding her own business on a public bus midday in Holyoke now has her baby ripped away from her and she’s fighting for her own life all because of stray gun fire,” said state Rep. Michael Day, D-Stoneham, in his speech introducing the bill. “Make no mistake, we are in the midst of a national public health crisis due top gun violence. It is relentlessly claiming lives here in Massachusetts and across the country.”

This past summer, a different bill, HD.4420, failed in the House. The new bill, HD. 4607 An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws, is lengthy at 123 pages long. It’s a lot to go through for lawmakers to learn the differences from previous legislation to now.

This version would still require firearm parts have serial numbers and limit the places a person could carry a weapon.

“I haven’t seen the legislation yet, we will review it,” said Gov. Maura Healey. “Strong gun laws save lives and certainly I strongly support banning ghost guns.”

This version of the Firearm Safety Reform is in large response to the issue of untraceable guns, or ghost guns the state is having. According to the House of Representatives press office, the Boston Police Department has seen a 280% increase in ghost guns in recent years. 

“The main reason for wanting to do another bill is the ghost gun problem that is percolating in Massachusetts,” said House Speaker Ron Mariano, D-Quincy. “We are confident that the reforms in this bill will do that and will make Massachusetts a much safer place.”

The bill will be formally introduced on Tuesday and public comment will be allowed.

“Innocent people riding buses are getting shot," Mariano said. "We can’t delay. We want to make sure that we move this as quickly as we can the best way that we can."

The goal is that the bill gets through the House quickly, with a vote as early as the end of October.