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Put that 100$ in the fund to get you all the way over the border.
Yup. Unless it's pepper spray only.
Depends entirely upon your personal situation and what you currently own or plan to own. I can only speak for myself, but my (licensed) shooting career began almost 35 years ago, when I got my first FID back in January, 1979. Never needed anything else. Also, FID is "shall issue", so there is no problem with "suitability" B.S. Do you have anything in your background that could cause a police chief to deny the LTC? A dentist in Wakefield, MA was denied renewal of his LTC because his ex-wife took out a 209A restraining order against him. He fought it in court since the restraining order expired many years earlier, no doubt spending a lot of money, and the judge ended up siding with the chief who denied the renewal.
Perfect reason for keeping family heirlooms, war trophies, etc. out of state. Just keep what you need at home for hunting, target shooting and home defense and make sure that the firearms kept at home are basic, no-frills, inexpensive workhorse models. That way, in the event of confiscation, you retain the valuable stuff.
Len, I am talking about BS revocations for "suitability". For example, I am your neighbor. I know you own firearms. We do not get along well at all. We have an argument (maybe I had too much beer that day, whatever the case) and the cops are called. I claim that you threatened to shoot me and that you have an arsenal and I am in fear for my life. Cops call their chief, he drafts a revocation letter which declares you "not suitable" and orders you to turn in all of your guns, ammo. etc. We all know that if a major crime is committed and one is under indictment or convicted of a felony, he/she becomes "not suitable". If I lived in Wakefield, I would not be considered a "suitable person" by their chief because I have a 209A (expired over a dozen years ago) and a A&B (dismissed; defending a friend against a bottle-wielding attacker at a now-long-defunct Lawrence disco over 21 years ago). That is why I stayed with FID. Because of these two items, any chief could deny me a LTC. Did not want to spend the money and risk a denial of issue or renewal in the future.
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Unfortunately, unless you are a hobo or planning to run off Whitey Bulger style, just upping and leaving will take time. You will need to sell a home or condo if you own property, give notice to a landlord if you rent, go house-hunting or apartment-hunting out of state, etc. It is not just pack-up-and-leave for most people. That said, my suggestions are sort of a stop-gap measure. Get the guns out of harm's way in the meantime until a more permanent solution is able to be explored. If the firearms are out of state, especially buried out of state, it would take nothing short of a miracle for MA LEOs to find them. In fact, your chances of getting struck by lightning and getting bit by an eastern diamond back rattler simultaneously would be much more likely. Again, speaking only for myself, I chose the out-of-state burial route for a rifle and shotgun while I was under the 209A so many years ago. Yes, I got the threats about getting a warrant to search for guns, but they really did not know what they were searching for. My ex told the court that I owned some guns, but she did not know the types, calibers, makes, models, etc because they were purchased out-of-state and no FA-10 forms were submitted. See, that is why I am dead-set against letting the bureaucrats in this communist utopia know what firearms I own. As you indicated, they can and will use such information against you during a confiscation action. If I had a LTC, there is no doubt that they would have noted my lack of cooperation and deemed me "unsuitable" come renewal time. They had no choice but to renew my FID after the 209A RO expired. I am no fool, believe me. I am very guarded about what I share with Big Brother. Loose lips have sunk many ships. Lessons learned.
