No one has answered this, and it made me do some more looking around and I think there are some details of the laws that people in this thread and elsewhere on this forum are glossing over with broad statements that may not be quite right... such as the following:Now this is starting to make sense, this is the part I was most unlcear about and I don't think I saw answered elsewhere.
Is there a list anywhere of guns that have modifications to make them MA compliant from the factory?
For example, a SW1911 I am most sure is the same gun nationwide, and an FFL would have no problem transferring that gun to you in a legal sale.
However, an M&P9 from out of state would have a different trigger and also likely come with high-capacity magazines, therefore they could not legally sell it to you.
Correct?
I don't think this is quite accurate. When you say MA compliant, you mean the EOPS roster and the AG's regs, both, correct? I.e. the gun is not MA compliant if it isn't on both the EOPS and the AG regs? If so, I think the following is true (if not don't take my statements as rude):If the gun is MA compliant, you can purchase it on Gunbroker and go through your local FFL. If it is not MA compliant, but has paperwork showing that it was sold in MA at some point before the '98 cut off date, you can purchase it on Gunbroker and go through your local FFL. If it is not MA compliant and it does not have paperwork, good luck finding an FFL who will touch it.
The stuff in MGL C140 S123 about the gun being owned by a MA licensee only covers guns not on the EOPS list.
940 CMR 16.07 covers the AG's exceptions which only requires manufacture prior to the ban and has nothing to do with where it was bought. I.e. any gun on the EOPS list made pre-10/98 can be bought from anywhere in the country and transferred via FFL.
So, for example I could buy a pre-10/98 glock from any state (most are on the EOPS list), have it shipped to an FFL, and have them legally transfer it to me. This is a way to avoid the preposterous and astronomical prices of glocks in MA. Right????
A further calrification: I would simply have to make sure the seller did not send with the gun any post-ban hi cap mags, but pre-ban hi caps would be more than welcome...
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