Gun laws in Boston, Mass?

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in all honesty........as a gun owner....living in MA really isnt all that bad....

there is no "proficiency" or "qualifications" needed to CCW, assuming you live in a town with a half reasonable police chief, all you need is to take a basic pistol/ hunters safety course and fill out some paper work, and youre good to go.....

no waiting periods

very few restrictions on where you can CCW, i believe the only places you cannot carry are schools and federal buildings......

and you will never see a "no guns allowed" sign.....anywhere.
 
M-Cameron said:
in all honesty........as a gun owner....living in MA really isnt all that bad....


very few restrictions on where you can CCW, i believe the only places you cannot carry are schools and federal buildings......

and you will never see a "no guns allowed" sign.....anywhere.
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Mass is better than Ohio in that respect. In Ohio it seems there are a lot of "No firearms permitted" signs.
 
Just keep driving and come up to NH. ;) We like guns up here. I try to avoid MA at all costs...except i work down there. :( I won't even bring my pistol down there to go to the range with friends.
 
"He signed the Mass state AWB and fully supported it."

The MA AWB would've continued with or with out Romney. In his favor, he did end the "Permanent" AWB by adding a sunset clause to it.
 
Whatever you do, remember, no open carry. It's not allowed so if you're passing through with the gun and wearing it, be sure it's out of view.

Laura
 
All the agents in my office never open carry outside. I asked about that one time, why they couldn't carry without hiding it always and an agent responded, "No open carry in Massachusetts." It seems the liberals freely attack anyone in this state.....:mad:


Laura
 
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JD, it is legal in theory. However, if someone sees you and 911s, you might get arrested. At gun-point.

Also, your chief of police can decide you are no longer "suitable" and pull your license.

Our state GOAL recommends: "Never use “open carry” in Massachusetts."
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I agree. Some bogus disturbing the peace charge could result. By open carrying you are making yourself vulnerable to those who would fabricate a 911 "man with a GUN did this that or the other thing to me........" If you look a someone the wrong way you are suddenly a "guy with a gun threatened me". Once the word "gun!" is heard on the 911 call,
everything else could soundlike (wah wah wha wha wah)(Charlie Brown's teacher). Open carry in most settings is not a good idea at all. And come to think of it, why would someone want to take away a most valuable defensive advantage against an assailant. In my opinion concealed carry makes the most sense for personal protection.
 
Let;s not have this digress into a OC versus CC thread, please there are a number of threads if you search for them that cover that.
I would disagree that MA is not bad for gun owners, ten round limit, may issue, no thanks, congrats to those who make it work and fight for their rights in the state. I will stick to Vermont.
 
If you operate under the assumption that EVERYTHING is illegal in MA you'll be just fine. Moved many years ago to RI, which sucks as bad as MA when it comes to everything but firearms. MA takes the cake.
 
I sometimes go through western Mass instead of taking the N.Y. Thruway up to cut across to Bennington,VT.
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I think that's no problem, as long as your firearm is properly stored in your trunk and you are not "detaining" yourself in MA. FOPA.

I mean, I doubt you're any "safer" with properly stowed guns in NYS than in MA...so why burn the extra gas?

:D
 
We are seeing yet another example of how people are happy when their government grants them little bitty bits of freedom. They lap it up and are extremely grateful. For us living in restricted rights states it is an insidious disease. We insist it "ain't that bad". To people from free regions of the country, it is difficult to understand. Don't hold it against us.

A Tired NYer who deals with the same unconstitutional government as my MA friends
 
I think we should point out that "fuggedhaboutit" applies to a concealed carry license. Even in places like Boston, getting a permit to own rifles and shotguns, and to keep a handgun in your home and transport it (unloaded, locked and cased) to and from a target range, is pretty straight-forward.
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Yeah, I should have made it clear I was referring to carry permits and not FID cards (which are not issued to non residents). When I got my FID, they were two bucks and had no expiration, which I know has changed. I took a job transfer South and did not return. At the time I left I was very active in GOAL and was also my club rep.
 
No, you're not any safer in NY than in MA. If you're a drug dealer or a criminal the first thing they throw out is the gun charge. If you're a law abiding citizen you're in for a very bad time. If you think you're going to help yourself by skirting one state or the other you are kidding yourself. Go unarmed. If confronted with a thug, beg. Just like most do with their rights in this part of the country. "It ain't that bad".
 
I made a trip to Boston from Texas in 2001. Had my S&W with me the whole time. My wife who was working there and she went ballistic when she found out!!
Leadcounsel is a stand up guy who I have known for years, we have shared the same sand and risk in Iraq!
 
I would disagree that MA is not bad for gun owners, ten round limit, may issue, no thanks, congrats to those who make it work and fight for their rights in the state. I will stick to Vermont.
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We are seeing yet another example of how people are happy when their government grants them little bitty bits of freedom. They lap it up and are extremely grateful. For us living in restricted rights states it is an insidious disease. We insist it "ain't that bad". To people from free regions of the country, it is difficult to understand. Don't hold it against us.
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hey now......never once did i say MA was a freedom Mecca and a gun owners paradise....

i said it is not as bad as out-of-staters think it is.....the only real "anti-gun" places ive seen are Boston and the greater Boston area......and central/western MA is actually pretty gun friendly.

heck, within a 30min drive....there are literally 12-15 gun clubs/ranges in my area......so the shooting sports must be alive and well.
 
That seems to be the story told again and again. We have our NY City which makes the entire state an East Germany. The state of Illinois has its Chicago. You have your Boston. The key seems to be to live in a state where there is no city that has complete control over the rest of the state. I don't think the presence of gun clubs means you have much freedom. Britain has a bunch of gun clubs too.
 
I don't think the presence of gun clubs means you have much freedom. Britain has a bunch of gun clubs too.
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never meant it to mean we have much freedom......i brought that up to show that MA still has a strong shooting culture....
 
I understand. We're in the same boat you're in. Here in NY we're lost an awful lot over the years. I sometimes react when I hear people sound happy with limited rights. But I'm not pointing to problems we ourselves don't have. Its a beautiful day in FAR upstate NY. Its still America up here.
 
One area where MA has other states beat is we have a "list" of guns were can't get. Even if it's on the list, we often can't buy here. Glocks is just one of many examples. We had them for what - maybe a week or longer before they pulled them on the orders of AG Tom Riley for not being hard enough to function properly - thereby not "in compliant" to MA standards? You can view it here:

http://www.fsguns.com/malawsandregs.html



Laura
 
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