Hello All,
I need some clarification. In Massachusetts, is a firearms license what is needed to grant you the permission to discharge a firearm? Or is its sole purpose for the purchasing of the firearm (so the state can keep a record of where it is and who it belongs to)?
I have been granted an Unrestricted Class A LTC in Worcester. My wife does not have a firearms license of any kind (FID or LTC). Hypothetically, if I am away from the home, and she is victim to a home invasion, is she protected under the "Castle Doctrine" if she were forced to take my firearm from the safe/locker and shoot the intruder that is threatening her life? i.e. Does my wife have to get an FID / LTC in order to use my firearm for self defense in our home?
All the posts that I have read (thus far) regarding the Castle Doctrine have had the basic caveat that the licensed individual is the one discharging the firearm. I am not well-versed in the legalese, so your advice is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Happy
I need some clarification. In Massachusetts, is a firearms license what is needed to grant you the permission to discharge a firearm? Or is its sole purpose for the purchasing of the firearm (so the state can keep a record of where it is and who it belongs to)?
I have been granted an Unrestricted Class A LTC in Worcester. My wife does not have a firearms license of any kind (FID or LTC). Hypothetically, if I am away from the home, and she is victim to a home invasion, is she protected under the "Castle Doctrine" if she were forced to take my firearm from the safe/locker and shoot the intruder that is threatening her life? i.e. Does my wife have to get an FID / LTC in order to use my firearm for self defense in our home?
All the posts that I have read (thus far) regarding the Castle Doctrine have had the basic caveat that the licensed individual is the one discharging the firearm. I am not well-versed in the legalese, so your advice is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Happy