A friend of a friend got a call from BATF regarding his off-list purchase

[Kevlar]

This is the law M.G.L. c.140, § 131.

This is the CMR 501 CMR 7.00

Not to pick nits, but for the sake of accuracy, the statute that prohibits the sale by a FFL of non-approved handguns is MGL 140-123, Clauses Eighteenth to Twenty-first, inclusive.

The penalty for violation of such is found in MGL 140-128.

 

[Mike-Mike]

Not to pick nits, but for the sake of accuracy, the statute that prohibits the sale by a FFL of non-approved handguns is MGL 140-123, Clauses Eighteenth to Twenty-first, inclusive.

The penalty for violation of such is found in MGL 140-128.

Good catch. I copied the sections from here http://www.mass.gov/eopss/firearms-reg-and-laws/frb/approved-rosters/ and grabbed the wrong section.

 

[Kevlar]

Good catch. I copied the sections from here Approved Weapons Rosters and grabbed the wrong links.

Yeah, I figured it was just a mis-type.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

Also legally only BATFE can look at the Bound Books and 4473s, at least that is what I've been told many times by many FFLs. So they dig the info and turn it over to the DA for local prosecution and the Feds and state are both happy.

Thank you for clarifying!