you can only store so much ammo check out.MGLc 148 sec13? and after that its a bunker.
i found this and i dont think its the samething.. although i did not read through the whole things..
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/148-13.htm
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you can only store so much ammo check out.MGLc 148 sec13? and after that its a bunker.
If its not locked and you leave 50 or more rounds un-attended its a felony. just some food for thought.
If its not locked and you leave 50 or more rounds un-attended its a felony. just some food for thought.
Vaccaroja and wildcatt, please stop making things up.
<<<<<< not making it up just went through in service that was one of the things brought up.
Once again, please provide a legal citation for your assertion that having 50+ rounds unsecured is a felony. Who told you this? Where is it in Mass General Law?
i just went through a MPTC academy a couple months back.
Did they provide you with the Mass General Law citation for this? If this is a felony and you are going to arrest someone for this, what are you going to charge them with?
<<<<<< not making it up just went through in service that was one of the things brought up.
You need to be very careful about claiming something is illegal based on something other than you personally reading the text of the law and being able to cite it.
Instructors don't always know what they are talking about. Don't trust what anybody says about the law unless they are a lawyer who you have paid. Always ask for a cite.
Gee I can't emagine why the stores don't have any ammo.
i understand what you are saying.. i will speak with my LT. on monday and have an answer for you. I paid to go through that academy... I wonder why they would be feeding us bad info.
You would be surprised to learn that the majority of law-abiding MA gun owners know the MA gun laws better than the majority of LEOs. LEOs need to have a vast knowledge of MGLs and other laws, not just gun laws. This can shrink down their expertise on a specific area, unlike gun owners who tend to study just gun laws. MA gun owners are also practically forced to study MA gun laws extensively so as to not be in violation of them. The unneccessary complexity and rediculous nature of MA gun laws does not help the issue either.i understand what you are saying.. i will speak with my LT. on monday and have an answer for you. I paid to go through that academy... I wonder why they would be feeding us bad info.
You would be surprised to learn that the majority of law-abiding MA gun owners know the MA gun laws better than the majority of LEOs. LEOs need to have a vast knowledge of MGLs and other laws, not just gun laws. This can shrink down their expertise on a specific area, unlike gun owners who tend to study just gun laws. MA gun owners are also practically forced to study MA gun laws extensively so as to not be in violation of them. The unneccessary complexity and rediculous nature of MA gun laws does not help the issue either.
Then you're already one step ahead of the game, congrats!i cetainly agree.. just because i heard it does not mean i believe it..
You would be surprised to learn that the majority of law-abiding MA gun owners know the MA gun laws better than the majority of LEOs.
I suspect he didn't think he was feeding you bad information. The reality is that MA gun laws are so complex that few people really understand them.
The ammo can locks are hugely over-priced. I bought a few at a gun show once.
There are some machinists here on NES that could knock these things out in a heartbeat and for cheap money. If one were to step forward, a group buy would be in order.
Well when I say majority I mean NESersI'm not sure that I'd go that far. I'd guess that those of us here are not representative of MA gun owners as a group. We've all heard gun owners at the gun club or gun store make statements about the gun laws that are ridiculous.
I do suspect that many police officers don't know the law as well as they think the do.
If someone could get me a sample, I'll see what I can do.
I'm not sure that I'd go that far. I'd guess that those of us here are not representative of MA gun owners as a group. We've all heard gun owners at the gun club or gun store make statements about the gun laws that are ridiculous.
I do suspect that many police officers don't know the law as well as they think the do.
Will you be over shooting skeet/trap tomorrow?
I'll try to remember to dig one out when I get back from work this afternoon.
I've done the same thing here unintentionally a few times myself. It happens.
Will be there! Care for a round of skeet?
And even those that are an expert can sometimes trip themselves up and give out mis-information unintentionally. I recently had to correct the MASTER of MA firearms law when he neglected to point out a very important exemption.
I've done the same thing here unintentionally a few times myself. It happens.
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As to the 50 rds being a felony, I can guarantee you that 99% of LEOs in MA do NOT lock up their ammo when they go off duty (assuming that they don't leave their duty belt at the station)! Ergo, 3 mags in many cases > 50 rds. Somehow they wouldn't want to know that they are all felons now, would they?
I think there was a guy who did that and lost his license because the court found that a locked door is not considered a locked container.