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Interesting question where would a Gattling gun fall under Ma law?![]()
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They are perfectly legal in MA, so are machineguns with the proper license.
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Interesting question where would a Gattling gun fall under Ma law?![]()
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Whoa, is the air a little thin up there on your high horse?
First of all, I am neither timid, nor easily intimidated. Have you ever heard the expression "Don't argue law on the side of the road"? Well, for reasons too complex and personal to explain here, it would have been a very bad idea for me to confront the particular LEO that was responding that day. Instead I decided to excercise the better part of valor.
As it happens, I shoot quite often with his boss and I did educate him. I educated him so well that he used up about half of my 7.62x39 stash back when it was hard to get.
This might be the single dumbest thing I've read on any forum. A twitchy rookie LEO responds to a call involving a possible machine gun and you want me to try to grab a loaded AK? Smart.
OK Mr. "Stand your ground", I'll offer you a challenge to see if you're willing to back up your rhetoric: Since there's no law specifically prohibiting open carry in Mass, why don't you strap on your favorite handgun and stroll around, say... Lexington center until some suburbanite gets scared and calls the cops. The you can explain the law to them and pay all the legal fees to get yourself out of trouble, and then forever fight for the renewal of your LTC. Are you up for it or will you "comply fully to their wishes and fears"?
EddieCoyle is absolutely right!!
You don't want to screw with the guy with the gun/badge. There is no way that you won't "leave with a mark"!
Agreed, Len.
I can see in some cases where it might be a matter of how one interacts
with the responding officer(s), but if your buddy calls you up on the phone
and says "Hey, they got a report of MG fire, and officer bozo is responding" do we
really want to hang around and interact with LEOs we know are
problematic? I think that's the point that Eddie is getting at
here. Sometimes it's about "local politics" especially in this state.
-Mike
Agreed, Len.
I can see in some cases where it might be a matter of how one interacts
with the responding officer(s), but if your buddy calls you up on the phone
and says "Hey, they got a report of MG fire, and officer bozo is responding" do we
really want to hang around and interact with LEOs we know are
problematic? I think that's the point that Eddie is getting at
here. Sometimes it's about "local politics" especially in this state.
-Mike
Been doing that very thing for twenty years now. It has never hindered my application or renwal for either a class A unrestricted LTC or my machinegun license. Falsely arrested for that very reason.
Matter of fact, I make sure I write it in large lettering on my application "FALSELY ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF AN ILLEGAL MACHINEGUN" so that it is not missed. A false arrest is not my doing or under my control....it shows the ineptness of the police department involved and is not a blemish on my record. Its actually a badge of honor in my eyes.
I never wanted a machinegun license until they tried to f*** me.....now I wouldn't be without one.
You have "arrest" and "conviction" mixed up and it is curtailing your thinking and your fun.
Oh really? Never heard of "local politics" being admissable in a court of law.
We live under Mass General Laws and either you are in compliance or you are not. The whims of a local cop is not law and will be struck down in a court of law. Been there, done that. You too are intimidated judging by the content of your post.
The point I'm geting at is, if you allow officer douche bag to run rough shod over you ......he will.
Your handle fits well.
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Oh really? Never heard of "local politics" being admissable in a court of law.
We live under Mass General Laws and either you are in compliance or you are not. The whims of a local cop is not law and will be struck down in a court of law. Been there, done that. You too are intimidated judging by the content of your post.
I carry concealed for a reason and it has nothing to do with keeping sheeple from being scared, it has to do with keeping a potential bad guy from knowing who's carrying and who's not. Open carry has nothing to do with pulling a trigger fast enough to sound automated like a machinegun.
For the sake of calibration of one's expectations, it is important to note that the MA courts have held that although revocation of an LTC for exercising one's right to remain silent when questioned about a crime may not be appropriate, the remedy for such a police action is not restoration of the LTC.This type of arrest, even though no conviction occurred, could be the mitigating factor in a LTC denial.
My challenge to you has everything to do with your holier-than-thou attitude concerning how me and other posters should behave toward law enforcement officers.
I'm not asking you to open carry all the time; just to do it once as an experiment. I mean, open carry is not illegal, right? So it is within your rights to do it, correct? I'm challenging you to either back up your rhetoric, or see if you let "officer douche bag to run rough shod [sic] over you".
You seem more than willing to admonish us for what you consider to be "timid" behavior; advising us to confront the cops regardless of the cost or danger. Yes, danger - you did recommend - without fully understanding the circumstances - that I "demonstrate" bump firing an AK to a punk cop that has a problem with me. Remember, I did straighten out his boss a few days later. Evidently, that's not good enough for you. You would've thrown down "on the side of the road" to prove your point, rather than waiting another 72 hours to do it without the legal fees. Hey, it's your money, you can do what you want with it. I'm smarter than that.
You're pretty quick to criticize anybody that you imagine has allowed his rights to be violated, I'm curious to see if you'll back it up.
You two have remained fairly tactful throughout this thread, please keep it that way.
I've fought and won more than my share of battles that have been brought to me by MA cops, chiefs and gun laws over the past three decades.
Your handle fits well...