A friend of mine recently had a case of stupid - which resulted in him almost getting charged with 12 felonys in the State of Massachusetts. Common sense would dictate that in Mass, of ALL places, to get a LTC immediately along with trigger locks,etc........He brushed it off - wasn't worried about it since he does military/leo work.....He understood the basic concept of Mass Law since I drilled it into his head - yet, he was complacent and said "it will never happen to me".....and tried to use his quasi-LEO status as justification.
Not too long again, his apartment building caught on fire.......during the subsequent Fire Department investigation - firearms were noticed in plain view. This led to a law enforcement investigation......He faced 12 felony charges.....one for each weapon, several for some non-Mass AW ban compliant material, and no trigger locks. He got lucky......he managed to get a break and slide by only having his firearms destroyed......he is out $2,000 or so vs - 12 years in prison and 1,000's of dollars in fines.......
Massachusetts has some BS laws.....But to those who live there - or are stationed there - it pays to go about smartly and comply. Never get complacent while under their state law. My friend came very close to losing his career as well.
This is like preaching to the choir to many Mass gun owners I realize......but it should be a wake-up call for anyone who may not be compliant. A lot of guys who get stationed in Massachusetts never take a good look at the gun laws. In this case, complacency reared its ugly head.....
Not too long again, his apartment building caught on fire.......during the subsequent Fire Department investigation - firearms were noticed in plain view. This led to a law enforcement investigation......He faced 12 felony charges.....one for each weapon, several for some non-Mass AW ban compliant material, and no trigger locks. He got lucky......he managed to get a break and slide by only having his firearms destroyed......he is out $2,000 or so vs - 12 years in prison and 1,000's of dollars in fines.......
Massachusetts has some BS laws.....But to those who live there - or are stationed there - it pays to go about smartly and comply. Never get complacent while under their state law. My friend came very close to losing his career as well.
This is like preaching to the choir to many Mass gun owners I realize......but it should be a wake-up call for anyone who may not be compliant. A lot of guys who get stationed in Massachusetts never take a good look at the gun laws. In this case, complacency reared its ugly head.....