| Permanent Disqualification for License to
Carry Firearms
 Felony Conviction,
as an adult or as a juvenile
Conviction of
a violent crime**
Conviction of
a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for more than 2 years (convictions
for OUI after July 1994)
Conviction under
any law regulating the use, possession or sale of controlled substances
as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 94C
Conviction under
any law regulating the use, possession, ownership, transfer, purchase,
sale, lease, rental or transportation of weapons or ammunition for
which imprisonment may be impose
Waivers & Appeals for License to Carry
Firearms
Ineligibility
due to confinement to a hospital or institution for mental illness
may be waived with a physician’s affidavit.
Ineligibility
due to being the current subject of a restraining order (209A) ends
when the restraining order (209A) is over.
Ineligibility
due to not being a “suitable person” in the eyes of
the Chief of Police can be appealed in court.
Ineligibility
due to past or current treatment for drug addiction or habitual
drunkenness may be waived after 5 years from treatment with a physician’s
affidavit.
Being the subject
of an outstanding arrest warrant in any state or federal jurisdiction
is a bar while warrants are outstanding.
Permanent Disqualification for Firearms Identification
Card
Conviction of
a violent crime**
Conviction under
any law regulating the use, possession or sale of controlled substances
as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 94C where the conviction is for
trafficking.
Waivers for Disqualification for Firearms Identification
Card
Ineligibility
due to being the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant in any
state or federal jurisdiction is a bar while warrants are outstanding.
Ineligibility
due to a Felony Conviction as an adult or as a juvenile waived after
5 years*.
Ineligibility
due to a conviction under any law regulating the use, possession
or sale of controlled substances as defined in Section 1 of Chapter
94C where the conviction is NOT for trafficking waived after 5 years*.Ineligibility
due, in any other state or federal jurisdiction, to a conviction
or adjudication as a youthful offender or delinquent child for the
commission of: (a) a felony; (b) a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for more than two years; (c) a violent crime as defined in section
121; (d) a violation of any law regulating the use, possession,
ownership, transfer, purchase, sale, lease, rental, receipt or transportation
of weapons or ammunition for which a term of imprisonment may be
imposed; or (e) a violation of any law regulating the use, possession
or sale of controlled substances, as defined in section 1 of chapter
94C; provided, however, that, except for the commission of a violent
crime or a crime involving the trafficking of weapons or controlled
substances, if the applicant has been so convicted or adjudicated
or released from confinement, probation or parole supervision for
such conviction or adjudication, whichever is last occurring, not
less than five years immediately preceding such application, and
such applicant's right or ability to possess a rifle or shotgun
has been fully restored in the jurisdiction wherein the subject
conviction or adjudication was entered, such conviction or adjudication
shall not disqualify such applicant for a firearm identification
card.
Ineligibility
due to confinement to a hospital or institution for mental illness
may be waived with a physician’s affidavit.
Ineligibility
due to being the current subject of a restraining order (209A) ends
when the restraining order (209A) is over.
Ineligibility
due to a conviction of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for more than 2 years (convictions for OUI after July 1994) ends
after 5 years*.
Ineligibility
due to a conviction under any law regulating the use, possession,
ownership, transfer, purchase, sale, lease, rental or transportation
of weapons or ammunition for which imprisonment may be imposed ends
after 5 years.
Ineligibility
due to past or current treatment for drug addiction or habitual
drunkenness may be waived after 5 years from treatment with a physician’s
affidavit.
* 5 years from the end of the parole, probation or conviction or
adjudication, whichever is last occurring
** A violent crime is "any crime which could have been punished
by a term exceeding one year, or any juvenile delinquency involving
the use or possession of a deadly weapon that would be punishable
by imprisonment for such term if committed by an adult, that (i)
has an element the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical
force or a deadly weapon against the person of another (ii) is burglary,
extortion, arson, kidnapping; (iii) involves the use of explosives;
or (iv) otherwise involves conduct that presents a serious risk
of physical injury to another." The definition includes simple
"assault," "assault and battery," and "burglary."
A Firearms Identification Card for possession of non-large capacity
rifles and shotguns - may be issued only to citizens of the United
States who are residents of Massachusetts, 18 years of age or older
(15 and older with written parental consent). Non-residents are
exempt from most licensing requirements for rifles and shotguns.
Resident Aliens may apply to the Commonwealth's Firearms Record
Bureau for an equivalent card. (617-660-4780) A License to Carry
Firearms may be issued only to citizens of the United States who
are 21 years of age or older. Residents of the Commonwealth should
apply to the licensing authority (Police Department) in the city
or town in which they live, or have a place of business. Non-residents
apply to the Commonwealth's Firearms Record Bureau (617-660-4780).
All laws are subject to change. For more information, contact:
Gun Owners' Action League, P. O. Box 567, Northboro, MA 01532. (508)
393-5333. http://www.goal.org
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