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Was just reading the mass.gov website about hunting laws, as of this year MA is alowing the .17 center fire round to be used at night rather than just the .22lr to hunt coyotes.
The so-called "rifle ban" in the southeastern counties will no longer be issued. Hunters in those counties, as well as the rest of the state,will now be able to use rifles chambered equal to or larger than .22 caliber (including .17 caliber rifles), except as provided below:
a. During the period from ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise, (nighttime hours) rifles are restricted to those chambered not larger than .22 long rifle.
That's a negative, chief. Read your own link.
Isn't the .17 smaller than the .22?
Therefore, it is NOT larger than a .22 and can be used.
From what I hear and read, most encorcemnt people interpret it as the size of the chamber not the diameter of the bore. So, a 17HM2 (necked down .22) would be OK but not a 17HMR (necked down 22 magnum). YMMV...those chambered not larger than .22 long rifle.
Like most MA laws, it's so poorly written that there is a lot left to interpret by local law enforcement. Here's the key line:
From what I hear and read, most encorcemnt people interpret it as the size of the chamber not the diameter of the bore. So, a 17HM2 (necked down .22) would be OK but not a 17HMR (necked down 22 magnum). YMMV
Like most MA laws, it's so poorly written that there is a lot left to interpret by local law enforcement. Here's the key line:
From what I hear and read, most encorcemnt people interpret it as the size of the chamber not the diameter of the bore. So, a 17HM2 (necked down .22) would be OK but not a 17HMR (necked down 22 magnum). YMMV
It's easier:Why they can’t just say what they mean in plan language I will never figure out.
It's easier:
* It's easier to just throw out any dumb law and let the courts and lawyers sort out its meaning.
* It's easier to control your subjects if they are always in fear of breaking laws because they can't understand them.
Isn't the .17 smaller than the .22?
Therefore, it is NOT larger than a .22 and can be used.
What did you ask them to have them zone out? I've never been able to shut them up, especially in court.Good luck! the Env police had a booth at the worcester fish show, and I stopped by to ask a few detailed hunting questions I had been wondering about. All I got was a blank stare back. Running into one of these guys, at night, and trying to talk your way out of a ticket due to an interpretation of one of the Mass laws is going to be...interesting!
Good luck! the Env police had a booth at the worcester fish show, and I stopped by to ask a few detailed hunting questions I had been wondering about. All I got was a blank stare back. Running into one of these guys, at night, and trying to talk your way out of a ticket due to an interpretation of one of the Mass laws is going to be...interesting!