Does a basic firearms safety certificate expire?

[Ph1l0z0ph3r]

I'm wondering does a basic firearms safety certificate expire at all? Its about to be 7 months old and I'm wondering if it expires?

 

[Mustad]

I do not believe so, but everything is based off the liscencing officers discretion, so stop procrastinating!

 

[qwik88]

mine was about 2 years old they didnt seem to have a problem with it q

 

[bostonasphalt2]

In theory (read: to those of us not in a position of power to abuse our rights) no, it never expires. How will a licensing authority treat it? One way to find out!

 

[traffic626]

It does expire in Watertown.

 

[Len-2A Training]

By law, NO!

By licensing authority "discretion"? There are 351 different answers to that question.

 

[Tim94gt]

There is no Law like LenS said but every town is different and some might prefer a more recent course. The best thing to do is ask your Issuing Officer.

I took the course when I was 19 and never got my FID. I decided 6-7 years later that I wanted my LTC so I talked to the Issuing Officer about it before applying. I told him I took the course a few years back and explained my experience with Firearms. He told me that I would need to take it again for him to feel comfortable giving me an unrestricted LTC.

 

[MisterHappy]

Before my kid took the Hunter Ed course, I called the PD to check, and they're ok with it being several years old ( he's 12) when he applies for his FID.

Of course, he's planning on having his NRA Instructor cert by that time....

 

[crosshair]

When I asked the nice girl in somerville (jenn, I think her name was) she told me by law they don't expire and that somerville honors this law. My safety cert was over 2.5 years old...

 

[DaveB]

It does expire in Watertown.

And that is why MA should get rid of the local PD discretion! Really how much has basic firearms safety changed? I wish Watertown would get a chief with balls and and go green. But then again Watertown is full of libtards...and that is why I got the he'll out of there!

 

[blindndead]

Not Yet give it time sure it will.

 

[JGreen]

When I asked the nice girl in somerville (jenn, I think her name was) she told me by law they don't expire and that somerville honors this law. My safety cert was over 2.5 years old...

Any one else have a problem with her statement?

 

[DickWanner]

Any one else have a problem with her statement?

What, that they "honor" laws instead of follow/enforce them? Or that they probably pick and choose which laws they honor

 

[MisterHappy]

Any one else have a problem with her statement?

No, we're all thankful for the largesse of the .gov.

A while back Jim Wallace was at Southborough for a presentation on last year's gun law reforn. He said that a .gov official said to him, "I know of no law that would permit that." Apparently, many are confused as to how "Laws" work!