While Packing.org is generally a good source of information, people need to realize that it isn't the ultimate authority. Their links to official sources are great. Their quotations of the laws and regulations are (as far as I've checked) completely accurate, although not always completely up-to-date. Their summarizations and interpretations are those of non-professional unpaid moderators, and should never be assumed to be completely accurate.
Case in point --- They list the following documents required for a Massachusetts resident LTC:
* (1) Copy of your Massachusetts Driver's License, or ID Card
* (1) Copy of your Birth Certificate or Passport
* (1) Two page application
* (2) Fingerprint cards
* (2) Photographs
* (1) $100.00 License fee
* Proof of MA residence (utility, or cable Bill)
* Proof of completing approved course in safety and use of pistols/revolvers. (NRA, Massachusetts state certified instructor)
* "Letter of good cause statement(s)" to the issuing authority if Class A "All-Lawful Purposes" is desired.
Now I've posted the Massachusetts administrator several times pointing out that most of the things on this list are not required. The only thing that has been changed as a result of my posts is the following "Admin Note":
While the Documents needed listed above may be the case in some towns, not all of them are general requirements. Local Chiefs can require anything they feel like, without regard to the actual statutory requirements. Many of the towns my students have dealt with do not require birth certificates or passports, proof of residence or a "letter of good cause statement(s)". Of course some towns require all of those, plus letters from your physician and other things, but none of them are general requirements.
For one reason or another, the admin insists on acting as if this list of things that may or may not be required is more helpful to applicants than a list of those things that are in fact actually required by law, along with a note to the effect that local licensing authorities sometimes want additional items.
It's a good place to start one's search for information about a particular state, but shouldn't be the final stop.
Ken