I think it's implicit in the laws that clearly define an in-state and out-of-state (I'm using these terms to avoid the resident, business, non-res confusion) license. Once you no longer qualify for one or the other, a license issued under those qualifying factors is no longer valid.
I was seriously looking for an authoritative source, not someone making up their own logic and declaring they are right. Your response was an excellent example of what I was referring to:
People keep spouting this but never seem to be able to cite an authoritative source other than "I've heard it", "Someone told me", or "I know I am right".
Let's take an example of the concept you came up with:
- An LTC holder is convicted of a misdemeanor crime of violence in another state, thus rendering him ineligible for a MA LTC but not a federal PP.
- MA has not yet caught up with this when the LTC holder is caught carrying in MA. At this time, he is ineligible to obtain and LTC but his existing LTC has not yet been revoked.
Is it your position that such an individual can be convicted of carrying without a license in MA?
Or another:
- An individual does not pay a speeding ticket, making him ineligible to obtain a MA driving license until paid.
- The system has not yet revoked his driving license.
Is it your position that such a person can be convicted of driving without a license?
If your concept is correct, both of these persons can be convicted of engaging in a licensed activity without a license, even though they possess a license that is considered valid in the records of the issuing authority.
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Also note that an LTC revoked for failure to file a change of address provides protection against criminal prosecution provided one has not become ineligible for an LTC, or applied for renewal and had it revoked.
Under your self-professed interpretation, does the person who still has a facially valid LTC issued while a resident, who has not had it revoked, enjoy this same protection or are they subject to the greater criminal penalty because their LTC has not been revoked?