If a MA resident with a MA LTC purchases a long gun from another state, does any governmental entity in MA know this?
I know we are supposed to file an FA10 if we purchase a long gun out of state, this is not my question. My question is, Does anyone in MA know when you do purchase a long gun out of state? Obviously they do when you tell them, but is there any mechanism to alert MA otherwise?
I know you are run through NICS when buying a long gun, but this is exclusively a Federal thing, right? Does anything, any artifact, from the NICS process make its way to MA, or is it kept entirely separate?
I also am aware that owning an unregistered long gun is a criminal offense, this is not my question either.
I know we are supposed to file an FA10 if we purchase a long gun out of state, this is not my question. My question is, Does anyone in MA know when you do purchase a long gun out of state? Obviously they do when you tell them, but is there any mechanism to alert MA otherwise?
I know you are run through NICS when buying a long gun, but this is exclusively a Federal thing, right? Does anything, any artifact, from the NICS process make its way to MA, or is it kept entirely separate?
I also am aware that owning an unregistered long gun is a criminal offense, this is not my question either.