Thank you for your service to this great nation of ours. ![[grin]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/041.gif "Grin [grin]")
I really appreciate that.
No one's told you this yet, but before you can apply for any license in Mass., resident or non-resident, you'll need to take a state approved firearms safety course. Military/LEO training or not, it doesn't matter. Anyone who wants a license in MA has to take the safety course. There's quite a few instructors here on this board who can set up the course for you if you need one.
Another thing, in Mass. you'll need a license to even keep a gun in your home, or to buy guns and ammo. There's a "grace period" when you first move to the state, but that should be covered in the "Moving to Mass." threads already posted. Also, as others have said, if you get licensed in Boston, you will not be allowed to carry a gun; they'll issue you a License to Carry, then restrict it so you can't carry.![[thinking]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/010.gif "Thinking [thinking]")
If you do move to MA and get a resident LTC, your local police might try to tell you that you have to "register" all your guns using FA-10's. This isn't true, that form is only used to document transfers, or guns that you obtained from out of state while a MA resident.
In Texas it's legal to carry in the vehicle without any kind of permit (but I believe it has to be in the glove compartment or something, right?). In MA this is not the case, you actually need a permit to even posess a single empty shell casing, or a can of pepper spray, even in your own home.
No, there's no endorsement that would let you buy ammo or long guns with a non-res. LTC. You can buy them in border states, though. If I were you, I'd buy in NH or VT before CT or RI because CT & RI have waiting periods, NH & VT don't.
It's also illegal to sell ammo without a license to sell ammunition.
Do a lot of reading in the Mass. gun laws section of the forum so you don't accidentally break the laws, and feel free to ask questions after you've done a lot of reading if you still don't understand.
I really appreciate that.No one's told you this yet, but before you can apply for any license in Mass., resident or non-resident, you'll need to take a state approved firearms safety course. Military/LEO training or not, it doesn't matter. Anyone who wants a license in MA has to take the safety course. There's quite a few instructors here on this board who can set up the course for you if you need one.
Another thing, in Mass. you'll need a license to even keep a gun in your home, or to buy guns and ammo. There's a "grace period" when you first move to the state, but that should be covered in the "Moving to Mass." threads already posted. Also, as others have said, if you get licensed in Boston, you will not be allowed to carry a gun; they'll issue you a License to Carry, then restrict it so you can't carry.
If you do move to MA and get a resident LTC, your local police might try to tell you that you have to "register" all your guns using FA-10's. This isn't true, that form is only used to document transfers, or guns that you obtained from out of state while a MA resident.
In Texas it's legal to carry in the vehicle without any kind of permit (but I believe it has to be in the glove compartment or something, right?). In MA this is not the case, you actually need a permit to even posess a single empty shell casing, or a can of pepper spray, even in your own home.
No, there's no endorsement that would let you buy ammo or long guns with a non-res. LTC. You can buy them in border states, though. If I were you, I'd buy in NH or VT before CT or RI because CT & RI have waiting periods, NH & VT don't.
It's also illegal to sell ammo without a license to sell ammunition.
Do a lot of reading in the Mass. gun laws section of the forum so you don't accidentally break the laws, and feel free to ask questions after you've done a lot of reading if you still don't understand.
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