Knuckle Dragger
Active Member
- May 7, 2012
- 213
Wack indeed.The MA permit system is wack. Im a resident and have an unrestricted LTC permit. It all depends on your Chief. Can you imagine the outrage if only folks with a pro 2A Chief could get a permit. My friend and I were both in the same situation when we applied, same age, social status, no records, same safety course.l got my unrestricted LTC he got denied and a lower license to allow only range and hunting use. I am very glad to see the state finally getting challenged. Totally lopsided laws and vary from town to town.
The irony is that of all the may issue states, (NY, NJ, MD, CA, HI), Massachusetts erects the most barriers to even owing a firearm. However, once you can own a firearm, most people can pretty much carry it almost anywhere. Simple firearms possession requires MA residents to obtain a largely discretionary license from their local police chief. (There are 351 cities and towns BTW). However, by default, that license allows for the concealed carry of a firearm unless the chief restricts it. There are just over 300k active licenses in the state and over 90% of them are not restricted.
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