Need Input Re Upgrading Restricted LTC to All Lawful Purposes

Here's the background: I'm up for my first renewal of my Class A LTC, currently restricted to "Sporting and Target." I am composing a supplemental letter (for attachment to my renewal application) to my local police chief, requesting consideration of an upgrade to "All Lawful Purposes" (ALP). This is a police chief of a highly gun-unfriendly Massachusetts suburb where getting an ALP is rumored to be harder than climbing an alp. I do not own a business; I do not transport large amounts of cash or expensive high-tech equipment; I am not involved in law enforcement, security, or private investigation; and I have no reason (thankfully) to fear for my life or the lives of my loved ones.

My reason for wanting the ALP is that I plan on obtaining my firearm safety instructor certification in 2011 in order to teach handgun safety classes at my club.

My question is, do you think this is a legitimate reason? If yes, then why do you think it is a legitimate reason for seeking a non-restricted LTC?

YOU WROTE:

You seem a bit confused.

When you apply for a LTC in MA there is a space on the form where they ask you why you are applying. If you put anything in that space besides "all lawful purposes" then there is a good chance your licence will be restricted to whatever you put there.

So don't put down you are applying for "work" as an example, or you will be resticted to only carry at work.

To be clear: if you want an unrestricted LTC in MA, in the space where they ask you why you want it, put down "all lawful purposes".

I REPLY:

I have indeed entered "All Lawful Purposes" in the appropriate space on the renewal application. But in my city, if the holder of a Restricted Class A LTC wishes to renew and upgrade to "All Lawful Purposes" that holder MUST submit a supplemental letter to the Chief explaining in GREATER DETAIL the holder's reason for such an upgrade request.

Thanks, 14:

Here's the problem: My city of residence is Newton, MA. In Newton, ideological and Constitutional illuminations and arguments regarding the right to carry concealed will be summarily dismissed as gun-nut rhetoric. The Newton PD requires that you clearly state, IN A SUPPLEMENTAL LETTER TO THE CHIEF, your PRACTICAL reasons for upgrading to a non-restricted LTC.

Therefore, I'm trying to articulate what it is about being a certified handgun instructor that reasonably lends itself to the need for a non-restricted LTC.

That's a very good point, Shadow. Thanks.

And thanks to everyone else who so kindly and informatively responded - I think I'm good to give this letter a go.