MaverickNH
NES Member
I couldn't find any MA or Boston law, save the one below, that addresses storage of a firearm that might be relevant to storing a firearm while at the gym.
When I hit the gym in Boston, my loaded/holstered handgun goes in a locker, which is locked with a sturdy combination padlock. I carry it, when heading to the gym, in a Safepacker holster from The Wilderness http://thewilderness.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=18 that is not identified as a holster device by any but those "in the know", so exposure is not an issue.
When at work (the company, amazingly, has no weapons prohibitions in policy), and I have to suit up to go into a cleanroom, I keep it (loaded/holstered) in a V-Line pushbutton lockbox in my desk.
Am I missing any other laws/guidance on the matter? (I didn't see any relevant posts via seach)
Thanks
Chapter 140: Section 131L. Weapons stored or kept by owner; inoperable by any person other than owner or lawfully authorized user; punishment
Section 131L. (a) It shall be unlawful to store or keep any firearm, rifle or shotgun including, but not limited to, large capacity weapons, or machine gun in any place unless such weapon is secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device, properly engaged so as to render such weapon inoperable by any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. For purposes of this section, such weapon shall not be deemed stored or kept if carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user.
When I hit the gym in Boston, my loaded/holstered handgun goes in a locker, which is locked with a sturdy combination padlock. I carry it, when heading to the gym, in a Safepacker holster from The Wilderness http://thewilderness.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=18 that is not identified as a holster device by any but those "in the know", so exposure is not an issue.
When at work (the company, amazingly, has no weapons prohibitions in policy), and I have to suit up to go into a cleanroom, I keep it (loaded/holstered) in a V-Line pushbutton lockbox in my desk.
Am I missing any other laws/guidance on the matter? (I didn't see any relevant posts via seach)
Thanks
Chapter 140: Section 131L. Weapons stored or kept by owner; inoperable by any person other than owner or lawfully authorized user; punishment
Section 131L. (a) It shall be unlawful to store or keep any firearm, rifle or shotgun including, but not limited to, large capacity weapons, or machine gun in any place unless such weapon is secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety device, properly engaged so as to render such weapon inoperable by any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. For purposes of this section, such weapon shall not be deemed stored or kept if carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user.