Hello all,
unfortunately, I currently reside in Boston
question: Any one here ever applied for a LTC for personal protection ?
I mean someone that does NOT handle cash, or is not a "security" personnel = ( NOT BUSINESS-RELATED )
Were you "granted" or "denied" ?
If "granted" , is it "restricted" ?
Did you receive a CLASS A or CLASS B ?
just looking for stories to see if its "worth" applying in Mass or should I move back to NH
Short answer is no. If you belonged to GOAL and had spoken to them, you'd know that "personal protection," is not going to get you anywhere. Personally, I don't know anyone in Boston who has applied for an "A" and not gotten it, although some have the restrictions noted.
Are you a Second Amendment Activist? If you are, then you should stay in Boston, and spend time speaking to your elected representatives and even the Mayor if given the opportunity. Speak in a reasonable tone about how Boston gun laws do not reduce crime but do criminalize lawful gun owners, and offer pragmatic alternatives. Tell your friends you are a gun owner, and take them shooting. Explain on the way home, after they've enjoyed it, what steps they need to take to move ahead.
Running away from a fight and calling the victor names is not going to change anything. BTW, Boston is a great place to live: my wife and my three kids born here love it. But if you don't use the harbor, don't go to sports, musical, or theatrical events, visit museums, or hang around the eateries and drinkeries (some filled with very good looking women), you won't like it.
I find it tragic that a few of portray your RKBA as so central to your life's values that you offer the advice to "Move to NH." If you were really committed to the RKBA fight, wouldn't you move
to Boston? Some of you demonstrate why gun owner rights are so easily trampled: all you do is make snide comments and take the easy way out. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
To give those of you an update after my second renewal in Boston, they did require a gun club membership this time - first time they didn't.
The list of people given unrestricted Class A licenses is as listed in the OP. They require a Certificate of Good Standing from the Secretary of State if you are a business owner. They require you to bring deposit slips proving you make deposit slips - but deposit slips do not say if the deposit is cash or checks, and the office doesn't ask. They will also ask you to bring the bank statements proving you really did make those deposits. This is trivial if you actually own a business.
Once the officer decides you are not an immature yahoo, he or she will be quite polite and business like and get you on your way. You will generally have your pick of dates for a range appointment.
The range test is really easy. It is SO easy that if you can't pass it, there is no way you should be carrying a firearm: your target would be safer than passers-by. Get a bodyguard or a big dog. If you can't handle the stress of firing a .38 revolver at a big piece of paper in daylight, ditto.
The range staff is professional and low-key. The Moon Island Range is a really cool place in Boston Harbor and they like working there.
They will no longer be working there if someone shoots someone, or if someone launches a round somewhere where it shouldn't go. So they are no more and no less uptight than I would be if I was dealing with a group of people I didn't know who seem stressed out over shooting at a giant piece of paper.
As to getting a restricted license. Yup, if you don't meet some of the conditions Boston has set, they will add a restriction, such as one allowing you to carry only to and from the range. But it still allows you to carry a firearm, subject to those conditions. Have you ever noticed that places like BRP and just about every other club in MA are open 24/7? That means that at any time of the day or night you could be on the way to or from the range. I suggest you speak to a knowledgeable attorney about what real world rights accrue to you, and not the musings of the terminally negative.