I have recently taken work in Massachusetts (much to my dismay), and will soon be forced to take legal residence in the People's Socialist Commonwealth. I have no intention of applying for any type of gun permit here, (especially since finding out my WV CCW class and permit mean nothing here), but will have a Mass. driver's license. Any guns purchased will be taken directly back to the free state of WV. Will dealers in Maine or NH ask for those permits when they see a MA license? Can they legally enforce those permits from across state lines? Just some curious questions from someone who is used to much less government interference in the daily lives of the citizens.
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I have recently taken work in Massachusetts (much to my dismay), and will soon be forced to take legal residence in the People's Socialist Commonwealth. I have no intention of applying for any type of gun permit here, (especially since finding out my WV CCW class and permit mean nothing here), but will have a Mass. driver's license. Any guns purchased will be taken directly back to the free state of WV. Will dealers in Maine or NH ask for those permits when they see a MA license? Can they legally enforce those permits from across state lines? Just some curious questions from someone who is used to much less government interference in the daily lives of the citizens.
I have recently taken work in Massachusetts (much to my dismay), and will soon be forced to take legal residence in the People's Socialist Commonwealth. I have no intention of applying for any type of gun permit here, (especially since finding out my WV CCW class and permit mean nothing here), but will have a Mass. driver's license. Any guns purchased will be taken directly back to the free state of WV. Will dealers in Maine or NH ask for those permits when they see a MA license? Can they legally enforce those permits from across state lines? Just some curious questions from someone who is used to much less government interference in the daily lives of the citizens.
You wont be able to purchase any guns or ammo in the state for sure because it requires said permits. Also, if you bring in any firearms into the state with you, you have to have permits for them (unless your just passing through or going to a match).
I know what you mean about the permits, but as my friend told me when I moved back with my guns to go and apply for my permits immediately.
Hope it sheds some light on you.
-Brian
I know what you mean about the permits, but as my friend told me when I moved back with my guns to go and apply for my permits immediately.
Hope it sheds some light on you.
-Brian
You wont be able to purchase any guns or ammo in the state for sure because it requires said permits. Also, if you bring in any firearms into the state with you, you have to have permits for them (unless your just passing through or going to a match).
I know what you mean about the permits, but as my friend told me when I moved back with my guns to go and apply for my permits immediately.
Hope it sheds some light on you.
-Brian
I know what you mean about the permits, but as my friend told me when I moved back with my guns to go and apply for my permits immediately.
Hope it sheds some light on you.
-Brian
You wont be able to purchase any guns or ammo in the state for sure because it requires said permits. Also, if you bring in any firearms into the state with you, you have to have permits for them (unless your just passing through or going to a match).
I know what you mean about the permits, but as my friend told me when I moved back with my guns to go and apply for my permits immediately.
Hope it sheds some light on you.
-Brian
I know what you mean about the permits, but as my friend told me when I moved back with my guns to go and apply for my permits immediately.
Hope it sheds some light on you.
-Brian
First, you might want to reconsider relocating here. Perhaps you would be happier working in a state where you made less money but didn't have to worry about draconian gun laws, if that is the top priority in your life.
Please go to either Packing.org or the mass.gov website and carefully read the laws pertaining to firearm ownership here in Massachusetts. As has been previously stated, you are not going to be able to purchase firearms or ammunition in Massachusetts without a license. If you bring any firearms into the state with you, there is a grace period before you have to get a license, but unlike some other states, you can't just keep guns in your home without a license. If you are caught, you will be prosecuted.
On the other hand if you can secure a Class A ALP license (which depends a lot on which town you decide to live in, and you can do your homework first on that) you will find that you have more latitude for concealed carry than in many if not most "shall-issue" states. If you are only interested in long guns, obtaining a Firearms Identification Card is not that difficult under most circumstances.
Napoleon is supposed to have said "You create your own luck" and I believe that there is a degree of truth in that statement. I respectfully ask that you do not pre-judge us here or stereotype us. Most of us are no more like Ted Kennedy than West Virginians are like Jed Clampett. My step-son lives in West Virginia with his family and it is a beautiful state.
I wish you the best of luck here, and hope that your move goes smoothly.
Regards,
Mark
Please go to either Packing.org or the mass.gov website and carefully read the laws pertaining to firearm ownership here in Massachusetts. As has been previously stated, you are not going to be able to purchase firearms or ammunition in Massachusetts without a license. If you bring any firearms into the state with you, there is a grace period before you have to get a license, but unlike some other states, you can't just keep guns in your home without a license. If you are caught, you will be prosecuted.
On the other hand if you can secure a Class A ALP license (which depends a lot on which town you decide to live in, and you can do your homework first on that) you will find that you have more latitude for concealed carry than in many if not most "shall-issue" states. If you are only interested in long guns, obtaining a Firearms Identification Card is not that difficult under most circumstances.
Napoleon is supposed to have said "You create your own luck" and I believe that there is a degree of truth in that statement. I respectfully ask that you do not pre-judge us here or stereotype us. Most of us are no more like Ted Kennedy than West Virginians are like Jed Clampett. My step-son lives in West Virginia with his family and it is a beautiful state.
I wish you the best of luck here, and hope that your move goes smoothly.
Regards,
Mark
First, you might want to reconsider relocating here. Perhaps you would be happier working in a state where you made less money but didn't have to worry about draconian gun laws, if that is the top priority in your life.
Please go to either Packing.org or the mass.gov website and carefully read the laws pertaining to firearm ownership here in Massachusetts. As has been previously stated, you are not going to be able to purchase firearms or ammunition in Massachusetts without a license. If you bring any firearms into the state with you, there is a grace period before you have to get a license, but unlike some other states, you can't just keep guns in your home without a license. If you are caught, you will be prosecuted.
On the other hand if you can secure a Class A ALP license (which depends a lot on which town you decide to live in, and you can do your homework first on that) you will find that you have more latitude for concealed carry than in many if not most "shall-issue" states. If you are only interested in long guns, obtaining a Firearms Identification Card is not that difficult under most circumstances.
Napoleon is supposed to have said "You create your own luck" and I believe that there is a degree of truth in that statement. I respectfully ask that you do not pre-judge us here or stereotype us. Most of us are no more like Ted Kennedy than West Virginians are like Jed Clampett. My step-son lives in West Virginia with his family and it is a beautiful state.
I wish you the best of luck here, and hope that your move goes smoothly.
Regards,
Mark
Please go to either Packing.org or the mass.gov website and carefully read the laws pertaining to firearm ownership here in Massachusetts. As has been previously stated, you are not going to be able to purchase firearms or ammunition in Massachusetts without a license. If you bring any firearms into the state with you, there is a grace period before you have to get a license, but unlike some other states, you can't just keep guns in your home without a license. If you are caught, you will be prosecuted.
On the other hand if you can secure a Class A ALP license (which depends a lot on which town you decide to live in, and you can do your homework first on that) you will find that you have more latitude for concealed carry than in many if not most "shall-issue" states. If you are only interested in long guns, obtaining a Firearms Identification Card is not that difficult under most circumstances.
Napoleon is supposed to have said "You create your own luck" and I believe that there is a degree of truth in that statement. I respectfully ask that you do not pre-judge us here or stereotype us. Most of us are no more like Ted Kennedy than West Virginians are like Jed Clampett. My step-son lives in West Virginia with his family and it is a beautiful state.
I wish you the best of luck here, and hope that your move goes smoothly.
Regards,
Mark
First, you might want to reconsider relocating here. Perhaps you would be happier working in a state where you made less money but didn't have to worry about draconian gun laws, if that is the top priority in your life.
Please go to either Packing.org or the mass.gov website and carefully read the laws pertaining to firearm ownership here in Massachusetts. As has been previously stated, you are not going to be able to purchase firearms or ammunition in Massachusetts without a license. If you bring any firearms into the state with you, there is a grace period before you have to get a license, but unlike some other states, you can't just keep guns in your home without a license. If you are caught, you will be prosecuted.
On the other hand if you can secure a Class A ALP license (which depends a lot on which town you decide to live in, and you can do your homework first on that) you will find that you have more latitude for concealed carry than in many if not most "shall-issue" states. If you are only interested in long guns, obtaining a Firearms Identification Card is not that difficult under most circumstances.
Napoleon is supposed to have said "You create your own luck" and I believe that there is a degree of truth in that statement. I respectfully ask that you do not pre-judge us here or stereotype us. Most of us are no more like Ted Kennedy than West Virginians are like Jed Clampett. My step-son lives in West Virginia with his family and it is a beautiful state.
I wish you the best of luck here, and hope that your move goes smoothly.
Regards,
Mark
Please go to either Packing.org or the mass.gov website and carefully read the laws pertaining to firearm ownership here in Massachusetts. As has been previously stated, you are not going to be able to purchase firearms or ammunition in Massachusetts without a license. If you bring any firearms into the state with you, there is a grace period before you have to get a license, but unlike some other states, you can't just keep guns in your home without a license. If you are caught, you will be prosecuted.
On the other hand if you can secure a Class A ALP license (which depends a lot on which town you decide to live in, and you can do your homework first on that) you will find that you have more latitude for concealed carry than in many if not most "shall-issue" states. If you are only interested in long guns, obtaining a Firearms Identification Card is not that difficult under most circumstances.
Napoleon is supposed to have said "You create your own luck" and I believe that there is a degree of truth in that statement. I respectfully ask that you do not pre-judge us here or stereotype us. Most of us are no more like Ted Kennedy than West Virginians are like Jed Clampett. My step-son lives in West Virginia with his family and it is a beautiful state.
I wish you the best of luck here, and hope that your move goes smoothly.
Regards,
Mark
WVhunter, if you are taking legal residence here, go ahead and apply for the permit as soon as you can. If you do not get a permit, and you have handguns, you will be a felon after the short grace period expires. If you are caught, that felony rap will prevent your firearms ownership for the rest of your life in all 50 states. So, get the permit, my friend.
To elaborate on the critical point that someone else mentioned, each town acts as a gatekeeper for the state permit. Each town sets its own rules (regardless of what the law states), and some are fine, but some are anti-gun. If you have the misfortune of being in an anti-gun town, your chances of getting anything more than a severely restricted permit are nil.
Best of luck while you're here from an old Charleston boy!
To elaborate on the critical point that someone else mentioned, each town acts as a gatekeeper for the state permit. Each town sets its own rules (regardless of what the law states), and some are fine, but some are anti-gun. If you have the misfortune of being in an anti-gun town, your chances of getting anything more than a severely restricted permit are nil.
Best of luck while you're here from an old Charleston boy!
WVhunter, if you are taking legal residence here, go ahead and apply for the permit as soon as you can. If you do not get a permit, and you have handguns, you will be a felon after the short grace period expires. If you are caught, that felony rap will prevent your firearms ownership for the rest of your life in all 50 states. So, get the permit, my friend.
To elaborate on the critical point that someone else mentioned, each town acts as a gatekeeper for the state permit. Each town sets its own rules (regardless of what the law states), and some are fine, but some are anti-gun. If you have the misfortune of being in an anti-gun town, your chances of getting anything more than a severely restricted permit are nil.
Best of luck while you're here from an old Charleston boy!
To elaborate on the critical point that someone else mentioned, each town acts as a gatekeeper for the state permit. Each town sets its own rules (regardless of what the law states), and some are fine, but some are anti-gun. If you have the misfortune of being in an anti-gun town, your chances of getting anything more than a severely restricted permit are nil.
Best of luck while you're here from an old Charleston boy!
WVhunter, if you are taking legal residence here, go ahead and apply for the permit as soon as you can. If you do not get a permit, and you have handguns, you will be a felon after the short grace period expires. If you are caught, that felony rap will prevent your firearms ownership for the rest of your life in all 50 states. So, get the permit, my friend.
To elaborate on the critical point that someone else mentioned, each town acts as a gatekeeper for the state permit. Each town sets its own rules (regardless of what the law states), and some are fine, but some are anti-gun. If you have the misfortune of being in an anti-gun town, your chances of getting anything more than a severely restricted permit are nil.
Best of luck while you're here from an old Charleston boy!
To elaborate on the critical point that someone else mentioned, each town acts as a gatekeeper for the state permit. Each town sets its own rules (regardless of what the law states), and some are fine, but some are anti-gun. If you have the misfortune of being in an anti-gun town, your chances of getting anything more than a severely restricted permit are nil.
Best of luck while you're here from an old Charleston boy!
Is being a Mass resident a job requirement? If not, then you might want to consider whether you'd be willing to commute from a free state such as Vermont or New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire isn't that far from Boston. While I'm 5 minutes on the wrong side of the line, I made the commute for close to 10 years.
Ken
Ken
Is being a Mass resident a job requirement? If not, then you might want to consider whether you'd be willing to commute from a free state such as Vermont or New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire isn't that far from Boston. While I'm 5 minutes on the wrong side of the line, I made the commute for close to 10 years.
Ken
Ken
Is being a Mass resident a job requirement? If not, then you might want to consider whether you'd be willing to commute from a free state such as Vermont or New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire isn't that far from Boston. While I'm 5 minutes on the wrong side of the line, I made the commute for close to 10 years.
Ken
Ken
Either way, weather you want to apply or not, you may want to go for it. Worst case, you would get a license that is restricted. That will at least allow you to posses firearms, and take them to the range.
Also, you would be able to bring any gun you own into the state. Those guns that are not allowed to be sold by dealers will bring a premium price in the private sale sector.
I do believe you would still have to rid yourself of postban hi-cap mags, as they are illegal here, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable folks here will clear that up.
Adam
Also, you would be able to bring any gun you own into the state. Those guns that are not allowed to be sold by dealers will bring a premium price in the private sale sector.
I do believe you would still have to rid yourself of postban hi-cap mags, as they are illegal here, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable folks here will clear that up.
Adam
Either way, weather you want to apply or not, you may want to go for it. Worst case, you would get a license that is restricted. That will at least allow you to posses firearms, and take them to the range.
Also, you would be able to bring any gun you own into the state. Those guns that are not allowed to be sold by dealers will bring a premium price in the private sale sector.
I do believe you would still have to rid yourself of postban hi-cap mags, as they are illegal here, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable folks here will clear that up.
Adam
Also, you would be able to bring any gun you own into the state. Those guns that are not allowed to be sold by dealers will bring a premium price in the private sale sector.
I do believe you would still have to rid yourself of postban hi-cap mags, as they are illegal here, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable folks here will clear that up.
Adam
Either way, weather you want to apply or not, you may want to go for it. Worst case, you would get a license that is restricted. That will at least allow you to posses firearms, and take them to the range.
Also, you would be able to bring any gun you own into the state. Those guns that are not allowed to be sold by dealers will bring a premium price in the private sale sector.
I do believe you would still have to rid yourself of postban hi-cap mags, as they are illegal here, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable folks here will clear that up.
Adam
Also, you would be able to bring any gun you own into the state. Those guns that are not allowed to be sold by dealers will bring a premium price in the private sale sector.
I do believe you would still have to rid yourself of postban hi-cap mags, as they are illegal here, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable folks here will clear that up.
Adam
If, after all this, you decide to come here, buy what you want BEFORE YOU COME! Chances are, what you want isn't available here. In fact, buy extras, and you might be able to sell some when you get here and make out OK.
This is not legal nor financial advice, just a few words.
This is not legal nor financial advice, just a few words.
If, after all this, you decide to come here, buy what you want BEFORE YOU COME! Chances are, what you want isn't available here. In fact, buy extras, and you might be able to sell some when you get here and make out OK.
This is not legal nor financial advice, just a few words.
This is not legal nor financial advice, just a few words.
If, after all this, you decide to come here, buy what you want BEFORE YOU COME! Chances are, what you want isn't available here. In fact, buy extras, and you might be able to sell some when you get here and make out OK.
This is not legal nor financial advice, just a few words.
This is not legal nor financial advice, just a few words.
WV - if you've become a MA resident and do not have a MA LTC or FID, then you're crap outta luck. ME or NH won't even look at you if you don't have a gun license. If you can, take the suggestion of living in NH rather than the PRofM, or, bite the bullet and get a license.
WV - if you've become a MA resident and do not have a MA LTC or FID, then you're crap outta luck. ME or NH won't even look at you if you don't have a gun license. If you can, take the suggestion of living in NH rather than the PRofM, or, bite the bullet and get a license.
WV - if you've become a MA resident and do not have a MA LTC or FID, then you're crap outta luck. ME or NH won't even look at you if you don't have a gun license. If you can, take the suggestion of living in NH rather than the PRofM, or, bite the bullet and get a license.
I don't give legal advice, but if I did mine would be: if you're moving your residence to Massachusetts and intending not to obtain a permit, I'd leave the guns elsewhere. Anything else is just asking for trouble, which will surely find you.
I don't give legal advice, but if I did mine would be: if you're moving your residence to Massachusetts and intending not to obtain a permit, I'd leave the guns elsewhere. Anything else is just asking for trouble, which will surely find you.
I don't give legal advice, but if I did mine would be: if you're moving your residence to Massachusetts and intending not to obtain a permit, I'd leave the guns elsewhere. Anything else is just asking for trouble, which will surely find you.
