I am pretty sure I know the answer to this and have done lots of reading, but want to see the opinion of NES.
It is my understanding that per Mass law all guns need to be locked to prevent use by unauthorized individuals and children unless they are in a licensed persons direct control. Technically, then it is completely legal for me to have a gun on my coffee table as long as it has a trigger lock installed and locked, correct? I understand that the risk of theft obviously goes up leaving guns in plain sight, but, to do so would not be breaking any laws, correct?
Background: I am looking into good ways to have quick access to handguns in various places in my house, and am currently looking at lock boxes with simplex locks (no bio-metric or batteries here!). And I believe I have convinced myself that simply hiding said boxes in an easy to access place (and keeping them locked) is adequate to meet the law, i.e. it is not necessary for me to bolt said boxes down to meet the requirements of the the law.
Does NES agree with me?
It is my understanding that per Mass law all guns need to be locked to prevent use by unauthorized individuals and children unless they are in a licensed persons direct control. Technically, then it is completely legal for me to have a gun on my coffee table as long as it has a trigger lock installed and locked, correct? I understand that the risk of theft obviously goes up leaving guns in plain sight, but, to do so would not be breaking any laws, correct?
Background: I am looking into good ways to have quick access to handguns in various places in my house, and am currently looking at lock boxes with simplex locks (no bio-metric or batteries here!). And I believe I have convinced myself that simply hiding said boxes in an easy to access place (and keeping them locked) is adequate to meet the law, i.e. it is not necessary for me to bolt said boxes down to meet the requirements of the the law.
Does NES agree with me?