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This is the funniest and most retarded thing I heard all day. Please tell your friend he is dumbass and then a few times. Sporting/target purposes means shooting at a gun club. On the way to and from the range the weapon has to be unloaded and contained within the locked trunk or in a locked container. See MGL Chapter 140 Section 131c. If you friend gets stopped anywhere outside a range with a loaded gun, he can lose his LTC, be forced to pay a huge fine, lose his weapon, and if officer so wishes be arrested. Furthermore, in MA, I do not know of any birds he could legally hunt with a pistol in SD calibers. And most bird hunting seasons are short and you need a valid hunting license and in some cases a Fed stamp. So if he tells the cop he was bird watching, he could be arrested and face jail time. BTW, on the way to and from the hunting grounds MGL Chapter 140 Section 131c apply. Oh and what kind of birds he is watching/hunting in a movie, restaurant, mall, driving, etc.? Actually, hunting from a moving vehicle is illegal. Tell him to get a new hobby – like bank robbing or drug selling. With MA judicial system, if cut, he is likely to do less time than stating he was duck “watching” from a moving vehicle.
- Restricts possession to the purpose of lawful recreational shooting or competition; for use in the lawful pursuit of game animals and birds; for personal protection in the home; for the purpose of collecting (other than machine guns); and for outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, camping, cross country skiing, or similar activities. Includes travel to and from activity location.
No, you're mistaken.
As of November 2006 the restrictions got codified:
Lex Luthor says WRONG (to everyone in this thread, or just about). The reality is that the restrictions can literally mean whatever the issuing authority wants them to mean.
There's another part of MGL that allows chiefs to have restrictions as they see fit. Just because CHSB publishes a list of what they think the restrictions are (or what they use for restrictions on nonresident LTCs) does not invalidate that portion of the law. Individual issuing authorities are under no force of law to "perfectly mirror" CHSB's definitions.
-Mike
Restrictions mean whatever the hell the issuing chief wants them to mean. Your chief could easily give you a license that said "Restricted: Violent overthrow of South American Tyrannies", and tell you it meant you could only have guns in your house, or at the range. And it would.
The state has a list of restrictions and their definitions that they use for NR LTCs, and most depts probably follow it, but it isn't binding.
milktree, if it’s a class A and it only says “sporting” and the guy is walking through a field in western MA with a set of binoculars and bird-watching guide – your point is valid and I stand corrected. Thank you. However, if the guy is wearing a business suit, is in a theater, is in a mall, etc., everything I said would still apply. Even driving could lead to revocation and fine. Furthermore, I’d pay money to see someone arguing in front of a judge that he was bird watching in Dorchester and needed his weapon to defend himself against dangerous wild animals.
+1 I did not know they standardized “sporting” to include general outdoors. Thanks.
Mike, you had me at hello. What I was trying to say, that even if the officer/judge is willing to accept a broader definition of “sporting”, it is still very limited. But I had to correct myself because I did not know anyone even attempted to standardize this nonsense.Again, this is all meaningless BS. It's all about what the IA wants it to be. "Sporting" could be "Only while engaged in fudd-type gun sports" in one town, while in another town it could be only while running or walking for exercise. Or only while doing those activities, while wearing clown shoes. Sporting from douche red towns could mean "We don't ever want to "catch" you carrying a gun for the purposes of self defense."
-Mike
milktree, if it’s a class A and it only says “sporting” and the guy is walking through a field in western MA with a set of binoculars and bird-watching guide – your point is valid and I stand corrected. Thank you. However, if the guy is wearing a business suit, is in a theater, is in a mall, etc., everything I said would still apply. Even driving could lead to revocation and fine. Furthermore, I’d pay money to see someone arguing in front of a judge that he was bird watching in Dorchester and needed his weapon to defend himself against dangerous wild animals.
+1 I did not know they standardized “sporting” to include general outdoors. Thanks.
"All lawful purposes" might get you an FID (only).
I'm glad I didn't get called on it when I applied last October. I just used the typical "all lawful purposes", and I was good to go.
Carrying outside the restrictions is NOT an arrestable offense
I used ALP as well as "needed for my job" and "I support the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms", or something along those lines. The guy that does them in our city is also a lawyer. He actually suggested I include the ALP part. Worked for me.
Is she the issuing officer? If not then I would call him/her direct. Usually the Chief does not process the permits, he appoints an issuing officer.