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after lurking on 'shooters for the past week or so, i decided to join. i know this topic has been covered ad nauseum w/ plenty of info but i would still like some advice on this situation if possible.
i applied for a LTC A in a South Shore town back in '10. i told the licensing officer that i had an OUI from 2006 i received in a different state and would this preclude me from getting the LTC in MA (obviously, the out of state charge did catch up to me in MA: lost license, fines, etc.)? he said it wouldn't and to go ahead w/ the process. took class, range time, references, etc. had interview w/ him, small talk, couple jokes, going well. since i work in public safety in an adjacent city, figured everything would be OK. calls me in less than week later and denies me because he believed i was "untruthful" on app concerning incidents that happened 15+ years ago. nothing about OUI. set up another meeting w/ him to plead my case (why would i jeopardize career by lying on federal app? etc.) but fruitless. he didn't care. denied.
fast forward: have opportunity to become deputy sheriff. need LTC obviously. have since moved to another city, contacted licensing officer in new city and told him situation. he called me back and said they changed the law in '10 that any OUI after '94 is punishable by 2.5 yrs...everything i've read on this forum already (w/ exception of '10 law. didn't read that here, not sure if that's correct), he confirmed. he said i could still try, i could get a lawyer but State would probably kick it back.
i'm not sure what i should do: try to get LTC again in new city and see what happens: see if State denies it or lets it through? or would trying again after previous denial be somehow a grave mistake? would i be reprimanded somehow by the State since i already work in public sector and receive punishment? or just forget everything, accept that i will never have an LTC and move on w/ my life?
any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.
i applied for a LTC A in a South Shore town back in '10. i told the licensing officer that i had an OUI from 2006 i received in a different state and would this preclude me from getting the LTC in MA (obviously, the out of state charge did catch up to me in MA: lost license, fines, etc.)? he said it wouldn't and to go ahead w/ the process. took class, range time, references, etc. had interview w/ him, small talk, couple jokes, going well. since i work in public safety in an adjacent city, figured everything would be OK. calls me in less than week later and denies me because he believed i was "untruthful" on app concerning incidents that happened 15+ years ago. nothing about OUI. set up another meeting w/ him to plead my case (why would i jeopardize career by lying on federal app? etc.) but fruitless. he didn't care. denied.
fast forward: have opportunity to become deputy sheriff. need LTC obviously. have since moved to another city, contacted licensing officer in new city and told him situation. he called me back and said they changed the law in '10 that any OUI after '94 is punishable by 2.5 yrs...everything i've read on this forum already (w/ exception of '10 law. didn't read that here, not sure if that's correct), he confirmed. he said i could still try, i could get a lawyer but State would probably kick it back.
i'm not sure what i should do: try to get LTC again in new city and see what happens: see if State denies it or lets it through? or would trying again after previous denial be somehow a grave mistake? would i be reprimanded somehow by the State since i already work in public sector and receive punishment? or just forget everything, accept that i will never have an LTC and move on w/ my life?
any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.