My "problem" is that he asked a specific question "is it legal for me to bring it with me to MA if i dont have a MA LTC?"
actually, he asked TWO specific questions.
My question is, is it legal for me to bring it with me to MA if i don't have a MA LTC? I obviously understand it could not be loaded or on my person. So could i bring it if i have the magazine in a locked case and the gun in a separate locked case?
it takes less time to do a google search for the applicable MA laws, than it does to join and post on a forum where you get people's opinions, rather than the facts of the law...
there are TWO questions above if smcnally bothers to read the post (which he's accused me 2 or 3 times of not doing)
the FIRST question is, "is it legal?" that can be answered by google in less than 1.5 seconds.
the second question is "So could i bring it if i have the magazine in a locked case and the gun in a separate locked case?"
yes, you could, and if anyone asks what's in the big black locked box, tell 'em it's your mother's silverware, it's a locked F-ing box,
as long as it doesn't say "COLT HANDGUN INSIDE" on the box, the only way someone would know what's in it, is if you tell them.
Via Google:
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section131G
Section 131G. Any person who is not a resident of the commonwealth may carry a pistol or revolver in or through the commonwealth for the purpose of taking part in a pistol or revolver competition or attending any meeting or exhibition of any organized group of firearm collectors or for the purpose of hunting; provided, that such person is a resident of the United States and has a permit or license to carry firearms issued under the laws of any state, district or territory thereof which has licensing requirements which prohibit the issuance of permits or licenses to persons who have been convicted of a felony or who have been convicted of the unlawful use, possession or sale of narcotic or harmful drugs; provided, further, that in the case of a person traveling in or through the commonwealth for the purpose of hunting, he has on his person a hunting or sporting license issued by the commonwealth or by the state of his destination. Police officers and other peace officers of any state, territory or jurisdiction within the United States duly authorized to possess firearms by the laws thereof shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have a permit or license to carry firearms as described in this section.
if you're a resident of the commonwealth, you need a permit.
if you're a resident of CT with a valid license, i'll meet you at the range and we'll have a shooting competition.
is your CT license a RESIDENT license, or is it a non-resident license?
don't know how you could get a resident license in CT if you're not a resident...
you also can't buy a handgun in CT if you're a MA resident (no one mentioned that i don't think) you'd have to buy it in CT at an FFL and have that FFL ship it to a MA FFL, and the MA FFL is only going to sell it to you (likely) if it is MA compliant, and if you have a valid MA LTC.
if you're STATIONED in CT as a member of the military, CT does not require you to change your MA license for a CT one....
doesn't mean you're not a CT resident... i wouldn't want to explain the finer points of that to the morons with the blue lights on the side of the road, so don't get pulled over and don't say "oh, by the way, the box you can't see in the bed of my truck because it's under the tonneau cover has a handgun in it that i may or may not have bought illegally in CT."
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