Hello, I am an FID holder with a question regarding antique weapons. I have already looked at the existing threads in this forum, but I wanted to clarify a few things regarding concealed carry of a loaded antique weapon.
For background, in Commonwealth vs. Liquarry C. Jefferson and Leslie Burton-Brown, the Supreme Judicial Court declared that "A person does not need a license to carry a firearm made before 1900". My main questions are:
1. Can an individual who does not have an unrestricted LTC concealed carry an antique weapon that an expert can testify was made before 1900 anywhere someone with an unrestricted LTC could carry?
2. If yes, are there any notable differences between someone with an unrestricted LTC concealed carrying a firearm and someone concealed carrying an antique weapon? For example, could I conceal carry a loaded antique weapon?
If you are able to get an unrestricted LTC, generally there would be no benefit to concealed carrying an antique weapon. Given that many towns in Massachusetts only issue unrestricted licenses in limited cases, I feel like a concealed carry antique weapon could be a strong alternative to moving to another town. Although people generally think of very old guns like flintlock or percussion pistols when it comes to antique weapons, there are some potentially noteworthy options such as revolvers or even semi-automatic pistols (i.e a Mauser C96) made before 1900.
For background, in Commonwealth vs. Liquarry C. Jefferson and Leslie Burton-Brown, the Supreme Judicial Court declared that "A person does not need a license to carry a firearm made before 1900". My main questions are:
1. Can an individual who does not have an unrestricted LTC concealed carry an antique weapon that an expert can testify was made before 1900 anywhere someone with an unrestricted LTC could carry?
2. If yes, are there any notable differences between someone with an unrestricted LTC concealed carrying a firearm and someone concealed carrying an antique weapon? For example, could I conceal carry a loaded antique weapon?
If you are able to get an unrestricted LTC, generally there would be no benefit to concealed carrying an antique weapon. Given that many towns in Massachusetts only issue unrestricted licenses in limited cases, I feel like a concealed carry antique weapon could be a strong alternative to moving to another town. Although people generally think of very old guns like flintlock or percussion pistols when it comes to antique weapons, there are some potentially noteworthy options such as revolvers or even semi-automatic pistols (i.e a Mauser C96) made before 1900.