2nd home in MA. Any issues with bringing gun

[dedub]

For work reasons, my wife is getting a second residence in Boston. It will be a rental in my wife's name. FYI, all our guns are in my name.



I'd like to leave a gun at the new residence. I know how to get the gun from A to B, but I'm not sure about any local laws/hoops that I'll need to jump through. Any ex-Bostonians out there who can help?



Thanks in advance.

[Steel Panda]

follow MASS law

[sealocan]

it's been a long time since I've been to Massachusetts but as I remember each county or even town could have their own firearms regulations as well as state regulations that were pretty strict.
it used to be you had to go to the local police station and fill out a form with all your information and the chief of police would sign off to allow handguns. (it seemed easier to get in the more rural towns and tougher in bigger cities, like Boston, the biggest.)
but for your particular issue, you'll need to look into the exact of town's legal requirements.

long guns are easy to get and I think the shotgun is favored in Massachusetts...
(the majority of hunting,like deer, in Massachusetts is done with a shotgun by state regulation.)

so if you think your wife can learn to use a pump that might be the quickest, easiest and lowest cost way to go for home defense in Massachusetts.

make sure you look into the current laws in Massachusetts.
they take their firearms laws and the jail sentences that go with them very seriously.
I wish you the best of luck.

[mycrstuff]

Check the Northeast Shooters website for info. In Massachusetts only residents are allowed to have guns and ammo. You need a permit for both. No sure a part year resident would qualify for the permits.

[dedub]

And I thought CA was screwed up...

[uhlan1]

She couldn't get a job in Utah? I'd rather deal with our crap than what they have to go through in Mass.

[joemoia]

I have dual residency in CA and MA. In order to legally possess a handgun in MA you need to have a "License to Carry" (LTC). LTCs are issued by the PD in the city/town in which you reside. For info on MA gun laws go here:

http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/forums/81-Massachusetts-Laws

[joemoia]

Check the Northeast Shooters website for info. In Massachusetts only residents are allowed to have guns and ammo. You need a permit for both. No sure a part year resident would qualify for the permits.

This is incorrect. Non-residents can be issued a Non-Resident License to Carry
by the MA Firearms Review Board.

Also Ma. General Law, Chapter 140, Section 129C, Paragraph P allows non-residents to possess conventional rifles, shotguns and ammo provided they can legally possess these firearms in their state of residence. However most LEOs are not aware of this provision.

I am a part time resident of MA an possess a MA Resident LTC. Its up to the individual PD whether or not they will issue an Resident LTC.

[Decoligny]

Check the Northeast Shooters website for info. In Massachusetts only residents are allowed to have guns and ammo. You need a permit for both. No sure a part year resident would qualify for the permits.

That is 100% BS.

Massachusetts does indeed have non-resident permits.

http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/chsb/firearms/non-resident-application-2013.pdf

[dedub]

Thanks for the tips. We'd both be non-residents, so I guess we'd both have to secure permits.

[RMikeL]

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