The server is down and was wondering if anyone knows what is going on. Doesn't even try to load. Was down all day yesterday too. Drove an hour to buy a gun yesterday and couldn't make the transaction.
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Wildcard
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Has anyone ever disclosed the state of the registry itself?
How well maintained?
How well secure?
How complete?
If someone got busted for an off registry gun, could the state actually prove their system didnt just lose it, or was deleted?
How well maintained?
How well secure?
How complete?
If someone got busted for an off registry gun, could the state actually prove their system didnt just lose it, or was deleted?
CrackPot
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Even with a personal sale/transfer? I thought that was just for registration.
Thats an option if I can get the seller to sign off on it. Thanks
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There are 1,000s of off registry guns, as it's not a registry, but a record of transactions. If you move into the PRM with guns, there's no transaction, so no record is required. Owning or possessing (with correct permission slip) a gun that's not recorded is not a crime. Guns that had transactions reported with the old Blue Cards (pre FA-10) may, or may not, be on the state's list, as many of the cards were destroyed through neglect before they were entered into an electronic registry; for those, even though properly reported, there's no record.
It’s a de facto registry.
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Oh, I agree that it's a de facto registry, but since there's no penalty for having an off-list gun on your hip, it's not a true "registry."
I'm not a fan, but I also think that new people to the game (OP is a low-post person), should have the correct terminology. It's like calling a magazine a "clip," or using the term "boolit."
And, when the state's online instructions don't have the details right about the requirements for people moving to the PRM (an error, I'm sure![[rolleyes]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/042.gif "Roll Eyes [rolleyes]")
), adding more imprecision to the fakakta mess, when people will arrive here for info, is a bad idea, IMO.
I'm not a fan, but I also think that new people to the game (OP is a low-post person), should have the correct terminology. It's like calling a magazine a "clip," or using the term "boolit."
And, when the state's online instructions don't have the details right about the requirements for people moving to the PRM (an error, I'm sure
), adding more imprecision to the fakakta mess, when people will arrive here for info, is a bad idea, IMO.
one-eyed Jack
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They use MIRCS at the time of sale/transfer. Jack.
I've wondered if this is valid with the EFA-10. I guess you could do a paper one for the signature and do a EFA-10 later.
I just checked and the site is still down for me.
About a year ago I was buying a gun at a gun shop and it was down. We waited about 30 minutes and the dealer ended up calling them and they did not know it was down, so they said, then they rebooted the system and it was back in 5 minutes.
So if your a dealer call them, they have a special number.
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smokey-seven
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Agreed... It's a computerized registration. Inundate them in paper!
MisterHappy
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Read the part in red (their emphasis)
https://mircs.chs.state.ma.us/fa10/action/home?app_context=home&app_action=presentHome
But, did the law change or was this just a regulation.
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If they refuse to accept the paper form (as has been reported here), and you don't e-file as they wish, you may have fun. I think that few will try it, with the stakes being what they are.
If one arm of the state decides to violate the law, will another arm of the state force them to? Let's think about that - when towns violate the MGLs at licensing time what recourse is there? Do you think that if the FRB is in violation, anyone on their side will come to our aid?
If one arm of the state decides to violate the law, will another arm of the state force them to? Let's think about that - when towns violate the MGLs at licensing time what recourse is there? Do you think that if the FRB is in violation, anyone on their side will come to our aid?
one-eyed Jack
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No. Jack.
I believe it's kept on a server in the basement of a prominent former presidential candidate's home in upstate New York. I'm told it's fully secure and totally legal. Nothing to see here, folks...
Apparently it did change...
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section128A
Looks like no 7 days on EFA-10.
"the portal shall automatically review such information and display a message indicating whether the seller may proceed with the sale or transfer"
I keep all of my EFA10 forms, let them argue with that....
