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I disagree on RI. While it may be easier to purchase/possess without a license, it's much more difficult to get a resident carry license in RI than it is in most of MA. I live on the MA/RI border, most towns in my area are green and you can get an unrestricted no problem, and it's not difficult to get a RI Non-Resident. I definitely would rather be living in MA than RI when it comes to gun ownership (and just about everything else too)
Sorry to pile on. I just moved out. It's so liberating!why the F would anyone move here?
RI has no AWB nonsense or magazine restrictions, right? I also believe RI has Castle Doctrine. I'd take all of that over MA's restrictions.
And then I’ll have to leave my 30-round mags outside of Mass and buy 10-rounders (or pre-ban 30-rounders… if any even still exist for purchase since this “crisis” caused a firearms-related shortage).
MA also has Castle Doctrine. I'd rather be able to carry in both states than have standard cap mags that have to stay in my house. You can get pre-ban mags in MA and you can get rifles in MA. RI Legislature considered Mag cap limits and AWB last year and it's only a matter of time before they act on it. It's extremely difficult to get a resident LTC in RI in most places. In the end, we're arguing which State is less shitty, I'd argue MA is and I certainly don't think someone moving to RI versus MA is gaining anything on the gun front.
MA's castle doctrine, if you can even call it that, is rather flimsy when it actually comes to court, with limitations of being your actual home and often excludes curtilage. RI's on the other hand covers places you might be that you don't own, like a hotel room, and is generally far more usable with a better case law/ruling background. So yes, they both technically have castle doctrine, but the flavors are not equal. But I agree RI is holding on to standard caps by a shoe string. Until then though, you don't have to shell out $200 for a 15rd glock mag.
This is the kind of stupid worthless posts that make sites like this less useful and more annoying.why the F would anyone move here?
And on the other hand,I heard that magnet fishing for guns is better in RI.
dcmdon, we are agreeing, except an adult resident can't be go hunting without having an FID/LTC (appropriate to the gun in question), so leave them locked up until you get the LTC is the only good answer.
Massachusetts doesn't register guns.The state isn't going to blow a gasket when we go through the process because the pistol was never registered in the first place, right? It will get registered as we use the gun transaction portal thing, right?
Thanks for the kind replies and discussion, guys. One follow-up question: once I'm settled in and legal, I want to give one of my pistols to my cousin (who is also an MA resident and an LTC holder). The state isn't going to blow a gasket when we go through the process because the pistol was never registered in the first place, right? It will get registered as we use the gun transaction portal thing, right? Thanks in advance.
Except that there are some guns that an FFL can buy,You can dispose of as many as you wish through a FFL, ...
Others have answered. Welcome and buy a Glock . Yes, you can.Hi all,
I’m moving to Massachusetts soon. I tried to figure all this crap out myself, and I just wanted to run it by folks here. I think I’ve got it figured out, as I’ve been reading a lot, here and in other places. I have a number of handguns, but they are all single-stack handguns with magazine capacities of 10 or lower. I have a lever-action hunting rifle that holds 3 rounds in the magazines. I also have a BCM 20” AR15 (fixed stock, threaded barrel with A2 flash hider, no bayonet lug) and a bunch of recent-manufacture 30-round magazines.
If I’ve understood correctly, I’m good to go on the lever gun, handguns, and handgun magazines because the “handgun compliance” issue only affects dealers trying to sell/transfer – and does not affect me bringing already-owned handguns into the state – but the AR will be a problem. I will need to have the AR15 barrel either pinned and welded or soldered with a “brake,” or cut and recrowned below the threads, in order for the AR to not violate the AWB because at that point, the only “bad” thing about the gun will be the pistol grip, and an AR needs two “bad” things to count as an Assault Weapon in Massachusetts. And then I’ll have to leave my 30-round mags outside of Mass and buy 10-rounders (or pre-ban 30-rounders… if any even still exist for purchase since this “crisis” caused a firearms-related shortage).
Is all that correct?
I’ve already taken a Massachusetts approved class to apply for an LTC (so I know about the “under your immediate control” laws, storage laws, etc.).
My plan is to move to Mass with all my guns in tow, apply for the LTC immediately once I’ve established residency, and – if I’ve understood everything correctly – if I get it in 60 days of the date I established residency, then I will be good to go and will not have to register any of my guns. If, however, I don’t get it within 60 days, I have to get the guns out of Mass, register them, and then bring them back in once they are registered.
Does all that sound right?
The difference between the decal on a license plate,And the difference is???
The real, functional difference is that there does not need to be a continuum of "registrations" covering the gun moving into MA or moving out of MA.And the difference is???
Massachusetts doesn't register guns.
Massachusetts logs gun transactions.
And the difference is???
Thanks for the kind replies and discussion, guys. One follow-up question: once I'm settled in and legal, I want to give one of my pistols to my cousin (who is also an MA resident and an LTC holder). The state isn't going to blow a gasket when we go through the process because the pistol was never registered in the first place, right? It will get registered as we use the gun transaction portal thing, right? Thanks in advance.
Except that there are some guns that an FFL can buy,
but can only transfer to an FFL out of state -
they can neither sell them, nor transfer them on your behalf,
to an individual in Mass.
Oh, I had that feeling.The reason for my post was that OP was intending to do a private sale, and should be informed of the limit, in case others are contemplated.
No, for two reasons:AHM - can you describe a firearm that a FFL can buy but can't transfer to another FFL?
No, for two reasons:
1.
(Unlike many NESers), I'm not looking to buy dozens of guns,
so I don't waste time fixating on The List(s).
As a matter of fact, I suspect (but am not sure) that
many of the guns that I Never Want To Own (not even a little bit)
happen to be off-Listers.
(I'm not sure,
because I don't fixate on The List(s).
See how that works?)
2.
Given my stipulation that I'm talking about many potential transactions,
not all of them, your literal question isn't too important.
FFLs don't acquire guns so they can constantly shift them to each other,
like some kind of musical chair check kiting scheme,
........
Horseshit.So in other words. You are backtracking because you are wrong.
You made a very specific statement of "fact". That there are guns FFLs can't transfer to each other.
But I wager you didn't swan about,As a matter of fact, some friends who were also dealers or manufacturers DID move guns between ourselves. We were small dealers and had limited inventory. Sometimes it was easier to get a gun from a friend than it was to order from a distributor. Or maybe you had something another dealer wanted and he had something you wanted. Or whatever.
Except that there are some guns that an FFL can buy,
but can only transfer to an FFL out of state -
they can neither sell them, nor transfer them on your behalf,
to an individual in Mass.