Machine Gun License

[dreadedtrash]

Hello to all. I am now here and spend a little time flipping through the threads. A friend of mine and I are looking to get our licenses. I am looking for a LTC-A no restrictions. I just have one question about mine. In the references section of the application are they looking for 2 gun owners as references or are they just looking for people that know you wont go berzerk with it?

My friend was looking to get a collectors license or as the application calls it "machine gun" license. I take it that those are not common to recieve. We live in a green town so I dont think that I will have an issue getting my LTC, but would him not receiving his collectors license be a ding on his record for being denied? Thanks in advance for your time.

 

[KMaurer]

Not certain what you're referring to, since the standard MA application explicitly calls it a Machine Gun License. Some CLEOs will issue them; others won't. There are two reasons for getting one listed in the relevant statute, one of which is for bono fide collectors. This is generally interpreted to mean people holding a federal firearms license for "Curios and Relics". Those are easy to get, and the just benefits from price reductions from many distributors easily justifies the $30 cost.

Good luck on getting unrestricted licenses.

Ken

 

[drgrant]

As far as an MG license goes the LO is either going to tell you one of three things "Yes, its possible "Yes, its possible given (some conditions, perhaps a meeting with the chief, etc. ) or "F**k no what are you nuts?" If you get denied verbally (discouraged from even applying) it is not a statutory denial in my mind. In a small town he might be able to talk to the chief directly about it.

-Mike