Hello all,
I'm moving to Cambridge from Dallas at the end of this month for work -- I realize I'm giving up a lot of freedom by doing so (especially moving to a red city), but there's nothing for it... I've looked at the LTC application process, and feel like I have a pretty good handle on the outlines of it, but it seems like there's a lot that's arbitrary or up to the issuing authority. Cambridge requires letters of reference and a letter to the Deputy giving reasons why you want a license. I don't have any criminal history, so I don't anticipate any legal blockages; I'd just like to maximize my chances of getting an unrestricted license. Would it be worth it to pro-actively hire an attorney to assist with the paperwork and supporting documentation?
I hope you have off street parking.
Besides the gun issue, you will be dealing with:
1. You need a parking sticker.
2. Once you have the sticker, good luck finding a parking spot.
3. Once you find a parking spot, you better move it before they clean the street once per week usually around 6am.
4. Snow? ... good luck with that. If your street doesn't shut down parking during snow storms, it will be very hard to shovel your car out and then you might have to clean a new spot when you come home at night.
5. Rush hour. Expect to spend 40min to 1 hour driving to drive 4 miles. Not exaggerating.
6. Are you traveling? You better leave your car in a street with no street cleaning, or a parking garage that will cost at least $30-40/day. It is a nice way to add $400 to your 10 day vacation.
Bass Pro, Cabelas, Walmart, Gun Stores, JC Penney, any big box store...have fun driving at least 30-40 minutes out of the city. I believe there are two Macy's, one in Boston and one in Cambridge. That's it.
The closest Walmart will be North of Boston. From the Harvard area, it will take you roughly 40 minutes to get there with regular traffic.
So, it isn't just gun licenses, living in the city is a major PITA.
And I didn't include neighbors, can't turn around without hitting someone.
RATS. RATS. RATS. Huge RATS running everywhere. Get your air rifle, you can have some fun...wait...cant have that outside, liberals will call the cops and killing rats is inhumane.
I'm not being negative, just pointing out what your co-workers won't tell you.
Positive: Bars and restaurants and chicks. Lots of chicks around Harvard yard. Most of them stuck up college communists and Asians. But there are chicks.