Wife will be applying for LTC-A in Amesbury

[Domenic]

Hey guys, I'm new to the board (and the area) having moved previously from Gun Friendly NEVADA (what a wonderful state it was) to draconian MA. My wife, an anti-gun ultra-liberal whom i love dearly has finally come around and decided that there are a lot of bad people in the world and that she should be able to protect herself from them.

I recently purchased a S&W H&P 9mm compact that i'm going to give to her once all of her permitting is complete. We live in Amesbury at the moment (I'm a doc over in Newburyport) and are about to get her into a class end of Nov...

My questions were:
1) Has anyone applied for a permit in Amesbury, and what is your experience
2) "Reason for Requesting Issuance.."... uh... what the heck does one write there? that she's 4'11" and 100lbs and is a target for bad people since she works nights at a hospital?

In Nevada they just said "we fingerprint you here, you check what guns you will be carrying here, and pay us $100 if youre not a criminal". And there is so little gun violence in Nevada.

If anyone can help i'd be VERY appreciative

--Domenic

 

[Admin]

Don't know about Amesbury, but welcome to NES.

 

[Domenic]

Much appreciated...

how about what everyone is putting on the application?
any thoughts?

 

[Len-2A Training]

Welcome and take a look in the MA Gun Laws sub-forum.

Easy way to do that is use Advanced Search and choose that sub-forum with the keyword Amesbury. If there is any info on that town (I have no idea) it should pop up in the results.

Good luck to both of you.

 

[bostonasphalt2]

Amesbury is listed as Green in this thread: http://northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=8703

That means that you will most likely get an LTC-A with no restrictions (formerly All Lawful Purposes)

I cant say what to write exactly, but for my town, which is green, All Lawful Purposes was all I needed.

 

[Ricochet]

I recommend going to http://www.goal.org to answer any specific questions you have. Also, it is worth joining too. There is a FAQ link that was very helpful for me when I became interested in firearms.

 

[freedom2012]

Welcome!

I received my LTC-A in Amesbury in June and can tell you it was not as painful as I thought. The sargent who administered the interview and processed the license was a true gentleman and a true professional.

I did provide a letter from my employer explaining my exposure to cash, possible disgruntled employees and being a higher proifle citizen. The catch is I am in my own family business, so getting the letter was just a case of having my brother provide it even though every stitch of the reasoning was true.

I am not even sure if I needed a letter, but I provided it anyway as I did feel it was necessary to have the LTC-A for personal protection due to my business reasons primarily.

I also provided two references, which I beleive you will have to do.

I can't speak for the department, but I did get the sense that they will issue the LTC-A for ALP if you have a clear background AND you do not leave out a stitch of facts about your background such as where you have lived and where you have had drivers licenses etc. I even told the issuing officer about silly incidents I had as a youth that were supposed to be sealed. He told me nothing is truly "sealed", even if they told you so as a youth.

Be honest and I think you will be fine. It seems to be a reasonable department.

 

[MaJeeper]

Hey,

I moved to Amesbury, from Nbpt a couple years ago. I got my Class A from Sgt. Ron Fournier. He is a great guy. No issues. Very professional. My reason to carry was "for protection of life and property". He doesnt like "For all lawfull purposes". I had it in 4-5wks. Real quick. Take Care..and good luck.

Sean
Amesbury, Ma