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So here's a situation that I haven't yet found someone go through online: I am a full-time college student, and I will be turning 21 and applying for an LTC-A unrestricted in 2019. I "live" in a green town, but I attend school/live on campus within Boston city limits. When I say "live," that's because the address on my driver's license, the place I vote, where all of my bills are sent, etc. is in the green town (my parent's place), and in the past I have been legitimately returning there over winter and summer breaks. During school, I've been living in on-campus apartments, in Boston.
Obviously, I can't own any firearms when I live on campus - I'm certainly not looking to break any laws. I also plan on moving out to my own off-campus place in 2019, probably in Boston, but the timing is such that I would probably have my LTC in hand first (if all goes well). I plan on waiting until I move out to purchase a firearm (my parents wouldn't want a firearm in their home, and it wouldn't do me much good anyway while I'm at school), and I'm even thinking of waiting until MAG-40 rolls around again before I would start carrying in public (again, off-campus of course).
My question is, would it seem at all "evasive" or "bad" in some way to be applying for an unrestricted LTC in my green town when I live on a college campus half the year and don't really plan on purchasing a firearm or carrying until I'm living full-time in the red town? As I understand it, this would mean that I would probably have an unrestricted license for 6 years regardless of where I move, and then there's some chance that Boston wouldn't necessarily add restrictions once I renew there (if I'm still there). Obviously, I don't want to just wait until I move to Boston, as I want the unrestricted license (assuming Gould v. Morgan doesn't go our way later this year), and I wouldn't want to wait XX many days for a permit after I line everything up and am ready to buy. On the justification side, I do plan on renting at ranges, maybe even as soon as I get my LTC.
Am I just overthinking everything?
Obviously, I can't own any firearms when I live on campus - I'm certainly not looking to break any laws. I also plan on moving out to my own off-campus place in 2019, probably in Boston, but the timing is such that I would probably have my LTC in hand first (if all goes well). I plan on waiting until I move out to purchase a firearm (my parents wouldn't want a firearm in their home, and it wouldn't do me much good anyway while I'm at school), and I'm even thinking of waiting until MAG-40 rolls around again before I would start carrying in public (again, off-campus of course).
My question is, would it seem at all "evasive" or "bad" in some way to be applying for an unrestricted LTC in my green town when I live on a college campus half the year and don't really plan on purchasing a firearm or carrying until I'm living full-time in the red town? As I understand it, this would mean that I would probably have an unrestricted license for 6 years regardless of where I move, and then there's some chance that Boston wouldn't necessarily add restrictions once I renew there (if I'm still there). Obviously, I don't want to just wait until I move to Boston, as I want the unrestricted license (assuming Gould v. Morgan doesn't go our way later this year), and I wouldn't want to wait XX many days for a permit after I line everything up and am ready to buy. On the justification side, I do plan on renting at ranges, maybe even as soon as I get my LTC.
Am I just overthinking everything?