Guide To Gun Rights in your MA Town - 2020 + Edition

[kalash]

@Comm2A
@GOAL

We already know Framingham has been doing wrong. Any energy for a case?

My wife got the same handwritten sheet when she applied for a renewal. No idea how long it took for them to actually enter the info but she's at 7.5mo and still waiting...

 

[DeWalt_Sander]

Applying for LTC in Cambridge. About 4-5 weeks from sending in application to fingerprints currently. Staff has been very nice.

 

[anchorsaweigh]

Really? The People's Republic of Cambridge? Wow!

 

[rag 123]

As of this week it's with the FRB. Does that mean that the local PD cleared it and now it just needs to be printed and mailed?

This is my wife's renewal and she doesn't want to make waves. Me, I will not play nice - submitted my renewal SEVEN months early in December and I'm going to hound them for it. Completely unacceptable that it's taking this long.

I'm 7 months too, my house goes on the market March 4th getting out of this state!!!

 

[HooVooLoo]

Good grief. Why is your thread the only one I feel comfortable posting in?

Freaky deaky.

 

[kalash]

Dropped off my renewal on 18 Dec. Just called DCJIS - my PD didn't even enter the application until February. They're supposed to issue it within 40 days and they took longer than that just to get it into the system. Wow!

It's. Still. With. The. PD.

Frankly, I don't care THAT much, as I can still carry after my LTC expires, and I can understand that they apparently have had a massive number of applicants, but it's mind boggling that they're blatantly ignoring the law. What actually does annoy me is that they once again told me that post-expiration I can carry but I can't purchase, which is blatantly false (@Len-2A Training can correct me if I'm wrong). Oh well, I'm not about to sue them so I'll keep on waiting.

 

[Len-2A Training]

You are right, you can purchase with the MIRCS receipt. Some dealers and probably all the big-box stores won't deal however.

 

[rag 123]

It's. Still. With. The. PD.

Frankly, I don't care THAT much, as I can still carry after my LTC expires, and I can understand that they apparently have had a massive number of applicants, but it's mind boggling that they're blatantly ignoring the law. What actually does annoy me is that they once again told me that post-expiration I can carry but I can't purchase, which is blatantly false (@Len-2A Training can correct me if I'm wrong). Oh well, I'm not about to sue them so I'll keep on waiting.

finally received my renewal 9 months! good luck

 

[PeterC]

Hi All,

Any word on Methuen ? I have a friend that is, shall we say, getting a bit concerned about the 'Immigrant Hotel' nearby and would like to know any pitfalls in town.

Thanks !

 

[kalash]

LTC is finally approved and awaiting printing. By the time it gets to the PD and they call me to pick it up, I might be past the 6mo mark.

 

[aphextwin11]

Stoneham, MA

Quite the doozy... Bold for highlights. Absolute clusterf***. I blame the state more so than anyone else. Local PD was awesome throughout the process - very cordial and conscientious.

Total days from prints to card in hand: 143

12/01/2023 - request for appointment with Stoneham PD (figerprints, etc)

12/13/2023 - PD call back for appointment schedule

01/13/2024 - PD Fingerprint date, 10 weeks turnaround time per processing officer

03/18/2024 - 1st call to FRB, said they never received application, were extremely rude

03/18/2024 - 1st call to SPD, provided an update from MIRCS, approved pending FRB activation

03/22/2024 - 10 week target date per LEO comes and goes

04/01/2024 - 04/12/2024 - check with FRB hotline 2x weekly, in a polite manner

04/12/2024 - "Activated pending delivery" per FRB

04/16/2024 - 05/28/2024 - Calls to FRB hotline (2x weekly), FRB themselves (two calls), and local PD (three calls). All polite, never sounding like I was annoyed.

05/15/2024 - Call to Jason Guida's office to explore legal options. Rather than answer, he brushed me off saying he "doesn't have a magic wand" and was generally c***y.

06/03/2024 - 15th call to FRB, got someone who knew what they were doing and indicated the license was mailed back in April (LMAO)

06/03/2024 - Left a message at SPD indicating the FRB said it was mailed in April

06/04/2024 - Callback from SPD that they have the license, was received on 6/3

06/04/2024 - Picked up LTC from local PD, verified it on the transaction portal once home

 

[42!]

Stoneham, MA

Quite the doozy... Bold for highlights. Absolute clusterf***. I blame the state more so than anyone else. Local PD was awesome throughout the process - very cordial and conscientious.

Total days from prints to card in hand: 143

12/01/2023 - request for appointment with Stoneham PD (figerprints, etc)

12/13/2023 - PD call back for appointment schedule

01/13/2024 - PD Fingerprint date, 10 weeks turnaround time per processing officer

03/18/2024 - 1st call to FRB, said they never received application, were extremely rude

03/18/2024 - 1st call to SPD, provided an update from MIRCS, approved pending FRB activation

03/22/2024 - 10 week target date per LEO comes and goes

04/01/2024 - 04/12/2024 - check with FRB hotline 2x weekly, in a polite manner

04/12/2024 - "Activated pending delivery" per FRB

04/16/2024 - 05/28/2024 - Calls to FRB hotline (2x weekly), FRB themselves (two calls), and local PD (three calls). All polite, never sounding like I was annoyed.

05/15/2024 - Call to Jason Guida's office to explore legal options. Rather than answer, he brushed me off saying he "doesn't have a magic wand" and was generally c***y.

06/03/2024 - 15th call to FRB, got someone who knew what they were doing and indicated the license was mailed back in April (LMAO)

06/03/2024 - Left a message at SPD indicating the FRB said it was mailed in April

06/04/2024 - Callback from SPD that they have the license, was received on 6/3

06/04/2024 - Picked up LTC from local PD, verified it on the transaction portal once home

send this to your state rep along with a copy of the law showing the 40 day deadline, and comment that even the 143 days is atypical and in most cases it's much longer.
Then give him a simple and specific question to answer "Why are police chiefs routinely permitted to violate the law with no consequences? If they routinely disregard this law, what do you think are the chances they disregard other laws when it suites them?"

Don't make it about 2a, make it about the Chiefs ignoring the Legislature.

 

[murphcc1]

App sent in April 22 Bourne PD
Interview and FP May 2
Notified of license pick up at PD on Jun 7.