Yes, night and day.I have a non res NH, resident different?
NR is plastic like a credit card.
Res. is a very thin, flimsy piece of paper and too big to fit in a wallet without folding. I reduced and laminated my Res. P/R License.
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Yes, night and day.I have a non res NH, resident different?
A beautiful plastic card.I had a non-res NH at one point, a nice plastic card.
Wait, wait; does that mean now it has restrictions?Res. is a very thin, flimsy piece of paper and too big to fit in a wallet without folding. I reduced and laminated my Res. P/R License.
Yes, restricted as to how it fits in a wallet or survivability if not laminated.Wait, wait; does that mean now it has restrictions?
Congrats. Im about 5 weeks behind you but Im not expecting my application to be processed as quickly as yours.I have my final report from Andover Massachusetts. Happy to report that at least for renewals we are still green. Dropped off my paperwork on 9/27. My check was cashed on 11/5 .Picked up my renewal today. Unrestricted. Total of 49 days if you include the day I dropped it off. Considering it takes about 30 minutes to get through the Dunkin’ Donuts drive-through I’d say this was pretty damn good service from Andover Police
Interesting site. I know some of his/her info is wrong. What's most interesting is that they hide the name of the instructor or location where they teach.Apologies if this was mentioned somewhere else. But someone sent me this site. Green/yellow/red rating for all towns in mass for how strict they are for issuing LTC’s.
LTC Map | All Lawful Purposes
We have researched and combined as much information as we could for the 351 Cities and Town in Massachusett's to determine the likely hood of getting your LTC. Unfortunately, many Cities take it upon themselves to essentially make up their own laws and deny you a LTC. Green Cities are known to...alllawfulpurposes.com
My first thought as well.What's most interesting is that they hide the name of the instructor or location where they teach.
Yeah, and Medford is orange by their standardYeah that map is definitely outdated. E.g. Waltham and Framingham are both actually green.
We should have protected NES's intellectual property rightsI assume the map was just fed from our old list.
Too bad it wasn’t issued after your bday, you would have got an extra yearI renewed in Norton for the first time and had no issues. Fill out the LTC application and pay the fee, good to go and got my license in the mail before my birthday.
Expired in 2011, I called local PD and explained to the chiefs secretary that I had my LTC issued in another town, It had expired in 2011 and I have since moved and asked if I should check off as a renewal or as a new application. She said that if you had a LTC in Mass, its a renewal regardless of what town or how long ago. She said check off renewal and asked if I had my expired LTC lic number (think she was going to give it to me for the application). She said to write in the expired LTC nmbr and mail it in and that it’s currently taking 12 weeks. I told her that I was not in any hurry at all and Ill be happy if I have it for summer. I asked about fingerprints and photo. She told me my fingerprints would already be in the system from my previous LTC application and that they would just use my picture from my drivers license and my renewed LTC would be mailed to me.
I followed her instructions, I sent the package USPS with tracking. Tracking showed it was delivered at 9:20am, at 10:10am I received a call from the licensing officer who confirmed receipt of the package and also noted that the chief required more for proof of residency and suggested going online and printing my voter registration (also gave me other options) and I could drop it off at front desk or mail it in. I printed it at work and dropped off on my way home, I also printed and dropped off an excise tax bill as a good measure… let the waiting begin.
My previous LTC was Class A unrestricted, the forum here shows my town as Green so Im hoping for a renewal of the same.
I decided to wait until just before my birthday to renew, So my issue date will be after my bday so I can get the full 6 years. In the time while I waited, I took classes, applied and received NH, Maine and Utah Non-res licenses, CT requires applicants to be licensed in their home state . Now that I have 50% of the US I can get Mass. lol
I will check back and continue to update
Update: This is for Dedham
whoever made this website did an absolute hackjob. Even the introductory paragraph for the map is incorrect about "denying you". They conflate the ability to carry concealed with the ability to get an LTC. They are two different things. Seems like from his "About Us" section that he hated misinformation but has decided to use misinformation in the first place!Apologies if this was mentioned somewhere else. But someone sent me this site. Green/yellow/red rating for all towns in mass for how strict they are for issuing LTC’s.
LTC Map | All Lawful Purposes
We have researched and combined as much information as we could for the 351 Cities and Town in Massachusett's to determine the likely hood of getting your LTC. Unfortunately, many Cities take it upon themselves to essentially make up their own laws and deny you a LTC. Green Cities are known to...alllawfulpurposes.com
Good.Today, I called the firearms records bureau again. ... She told me that I have a renewal application pending, ...
Now you know.... I asked if my background check was completed, she said everything is pending. ...
The last I heard, everyone gets a new number every time.... I was curious so I asked if I would have the same LTC number or if I would be assigned a new one, she said a new number would be assigned. ...
It's useless without the password, so curb your enthusiasm.... I asked if she knew the new number and she said its pending…
I don't know about that.... maybe Im confused but when I got my original LTC, I was entered into MIRCS, fingerprinted and photographed and I was given a copy of the computer printed application with the application number which is the LTC number once approved.
whoever made this website did an absolute hackjob. Even the introductory paragraph for the map is incorrect about "denying you". They conflate the ability to carry concealed with the ability to get an LTC. They are two different things. Seems like from his "About Us" section that he hated misinformation but has decided to use misinformation in the first place!
Also, the number of gray towns on his map is laughable. Some of those towns have lots of information out there, plus there is the Licensing report that Comm2A put out that he could use to make the map. Half-assery all around.
Yes. It uses green to describe towns that follow the law and later it uses green to signify towns that Issue ALP..whoever made this website did an absolute hackjob. Even the introductory paragraph for the map is incorrect about "denying you". They conflate the ability to carry concealed with the ability to get an LTC. They are two different things. Seems like from his "About Us" section that he hated misinformation but has decided to use misinformation in the first place!
Also, the number of gray towns on his map is laughable. Some of those towns have lots of information out there, plus there is the Licensing report that Comm2A put out that he could use to make the map. Half-assery all around.
What password?Good.
Now you know.
The last I heard, everyone gets a new number every time.
It's useless without the password, so curb your enthusiasm.
I don't know about that.
you need to think like a bureaucrat, it doesn't become your ltc number until the ltc is issued. until then it's an application number. so, no, there is no ltc number yet.Update: After 4-5 weeks I called the PD and spoke with the licensing officer to verify my application was complete and that the proof of residency was received, he confirmed receipt and told me that due to the back log he wouldn’t be able to get my application into the computer until Christmas or maybe New Years.
In the time since I spoke with the licensing officer, I called the firearms records bureau in late November, just after Thanksgiving and I was not yet entered for a renewal, but she did show my expired LTC.
Today, I called the firearms records bureau again. This time I was asked for my expired LTC number and then asked for my name and DOB for verification. (Previously asked for last name, first name and DOB). She told me that I have a renewal application pending, I asked if my background check was completed, she said everything is pending. I was curious so I asked if I would have the same LTC number or if I would be assigned a new one, she said a new number would be assigned. I asked if she knew the new number and she said its pending… maybe Im confused but when I got my original LTC, I was entered into MIRCS, fingerprinted and photographed and I was given a copy of the computer printed application with the application number which is the LTC number once approved.
Anyway, just happy to have the ball rolling again.
And some fraction of them don't follow up on references -Not to mention a ton of them have obstructionist crap (reference letters) etc, but usually most of them only do that on the
new apps. ...
I'ma guess that you never bought a gun in Mass using the old LTC...?What password?
I just pulled my previous LTC application and the number matches my LTC number, all 8 digits and the A at the end. Maybe its a separate number now.
I think some of the obstruction is a lame attempt at reducing not serious applicants (in the PDs view this stuff is a time sink that should be the states problem) and some of it is more on the full blown anti gun side.And some fraction of them don't follow up on references -
the jurisdictions just make the applicant jump through flaming hoops because they can.
No contest - inneresting point(s).I think some of the obstruction is a lame attempt at reducing not serious applicants (in the PDs view this stuff is a time sink that should be the states problem) and some of it is more on the full blown anti gun side.
Ive purchased several, on the day I got my license I bought 2 handguns.I'ma guess that you never bought a gun in Mass using the old LTC...?
PIN needed to purchase a firearm?
I haven't bought a firearm in well over 5 years. I have a valid LTC here in Massachusetts. Last time I bought one I remember showing my LTC, going through the background process, scanning my fingerprint and also remember something about a PIN. I have no idea what my PIN is or where I put it, do...www.northeastshooters.com
Or maybe you did so long ago that it was under the PoS fingerprint system?
(That's before my time).
No need to keep babying your fingerprint to preserveIf you meant PIN, yes I got a 6 digit pin but never used it, My fingerprint was used.