EddieZoom
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So after all of this, I *still* can't shoot this weekend ? I appreciate the restored ability to buy and fondle a gun in my home....but what the f@ck is the point if I can't shoot it anywhere.....
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There are ~1.5 million LTC holders in MA. Let's say there's 100 firearms stores in MA, open 7 days a week for 12 hours a day at 4 transactions per hour. It would take 45 weeks for every LTC holder to be able to get an appointment. Nope no infringement here.
While i considered it a minor win. Many people (me included) wont be at shops to wait in line. Lines will have a negative effect. The state knows this.From what I heard on the call and written here, I call it a win. We will all be at gun shops Saturday
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Lol I already called for an appointmentOnce someone can get a copy of the order please post it here. There's some shop owners I want to make sure see it ASAP.
40 percent on the ranges? My club has over a thousand members, maybe more. So does that mean you can have 400 people there? On a busy day there is nowhere near that. so if this is the case, what does it matter?
If there are 1.5 million LTC holders why is healey the AG?There are ~1.5 million LTC holders in MA. Let's say there's 100 firearms stores in MA, open 7 days a week for 12 hours a day at 4 transactions per hour. It would take 45 weeks for every LTC holder to be able to get an appointment. Nope no infringement here.
So If I'm understanding things correctly, there won't be any movement on range openings until at least 5/29?
And shops can open as of noon on Saturday by appointment only?
Does this affect ammo sales at Walmart, and does it apply to Cabelas and Bass Pro?
40 percent on the ranges? My club has over a thousand members, maybe more. So does that mean you can have 400 people there? On a busy day there is nowhere near that. so if this is the case, what does it matter?
As to ranges - the vast majority of ranges are gun clubs and can be open and in compliance by closing all buildings and not allowing the public to use the facilities, even as guests of members. A "range ruling" would have the greatest effect on the few commercial indoor ranges.
Wallace sees the increasing number of gun licenses in Massachusetts as a slow return to how things were before a major legislative overhaul of gun laws in 1998 banned large-capacity magazines and made obtaining a license more difficult. He said there were more than 1.2 million licensed gun owners in the state before the legislation and a little more than 200,000 after.
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As debate over gun control wears on, more and more South Shore residents are getting licensed
In 20 communities south of Boston, the number of licenses issued from 2013 to 2018 was almost 50 percent higher than the number issued in the six yearswww.patriotledger.com
Such an asinine statement, it is almost unbelievable. Considering the fact that liquor stores have been deemed essential, and the fact that boozed up people are often a danger to police officers, first responders, and those in domestic violence situations, we can see that this is not about protecting those demographics at all. It’s sick.Never forget:
“Gun shops and shooting ranges are NOT essential businesses during a public health emergency. We cannot undermine the safety of our police officers, first responders, and domestic violence victims.”
I would think that only 40% of the shooting stations in the club could be open for social distancing purposes, and a similar percentage of total capacity could be used to keep folks six feet apart while they wait their turn? I know someone saw a 5/12 hearing scheduled, hopefully we can get an idea then. Got a few new pistols just before this cluster hit, and am dying to shoot.I was thinking the same thing. If a range has 12 lanes, does that mean only five can be used, or does that mean since the official capacity of the range is something like 30 (12 shooting, 12 scoring, 12 waiting their turn, or whatever) then 40% of that is 12 people?
And mostly I don't see the ranges at either of the clubs I'm a member filled to more than 50% capacity anyway, even before the apocalypse.
I just don't see the total number of CURRENT LTC holders in Mass being as high as 700k.
I'd love to see data that proves me wrong though. More is better.
Are you equating "people who have guns" with "LTC holders"? 'cuz the 1.2M -> 200k change in ’98 would suggest that there were 1M gun owners who were NOT LTC holders.
And... "sees the increasing number of..." is not the same as "are".
I just don't see the total number of CURRENT LTC holders in Mass being as high as 700k.
I'd love to see data that proves me wrong though. More is better.
Are you equating "people who have guns" with "LTC holders"? 'cuz the 1.2M -> 200k change in ’98 would suggest that there were 1M gun owners who were NOT LTC holders.
And... "sees the increasing number of..." is not the same as "are".
I just don't see the total number of CURRENT LTC holders in Mass being as high as 700k.
I'd love to see data that proves me wrong though. More is better.
While i considered it a minor win. Many people (me included) wont be at shops to wait in line. Lines will have a negative effect. The state knows this.
Hate to say it and I know there were a lot of shops and people hurt by it.
Most people that have lived here will just continue to use Plan B rather than wait in line for overpriced ammo and guns.
LTC holders vs active and engaged LTC holders is a big gap. We could barely get 1000 of them to show up to protest 07/20/16. How many LTC holders are members of GOAL? How many have even heard of Comm2A(or the peacock 2A attorney who is claiming victory on FB)?