Basically the deal is this- MA only allows for a comp exemption if the person's home makes even shitty low grade drug offenses a disqualifier for touching guns. Since MA is the only state that does that (low grade drug offense makes you a state PP in MA unless weed because new laws) none of the other 49 states qualify for the exemption.
There's a few references here to it (one of which I made) but if you do enough digging you'll find some more....
https://www.northeastshooters.com/v...ed-in-Newbury-MA-for-driving-into-MA-with-gun
Years ago Jason Guida discovered this flaw in the law. Basically the deal is that the competition exemption "its a trap!" but the reality is nobody has actually been prosecuted for
it yet, but if you read a plain interp of the law its not that hard to pick out... I'll post 131G and highlight for emphasis...
Section 131G. Any person who is not a resident of the commonwealth may carry a pistol or revolver in or through the commonwealth for the purpose of taking part in a pistol or revolver competition or attending any meeting or exhibition of any organized group of firearm collectors or for the purpose of hunting; provided, that such person is a resident of the United States and has a permit or license to carry firearms issued under the laws of any state, district or territory thereof which has licensing requirements which prohibit the issuance of permits or licenses to persons who have been convicted of a felony or who have been convicted of the unlawful use, possession or sale of narcotic or harmful drugs; provided, further, that in the case of a person traveling in or through the commonwealth for the purpose of hunting, he has on his person a hunting or sporting license issued by the commonwealth or by the state of his destination. Police officers and other peace officers of any state, territory or jurisdiction within the United States duly authorized to possess firearms by the laws thereof shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have a permit or license to carry firearms as described in this section.
The problem is that MA is literally, as far as I know- the ONLY state that meets that requirement. (maybe other shithole ones do but don't know of any offhand). I know the free states certainly don't!
EG- short version- if you live in a state where you can still get a firearms license despite being convicted for a misdemeanor for having a joint in your pocket, then that state's residents are all DQed for the MA competition exemption.
ETA: To further reiterate (not so much for you xtry because you already know this) but for people speed reading the thread.... nobody has actually been bagged on this yet; but by a strict reading of the law someone COULD get bagged on it. I just don't think that:
-A- most mass DAs are quite going to go full retard (when they can get someone on something easier to prosecute, usually)
-B- even without the flaw existing, most of the individuals likely to use this exemption are pretty cautious and generally don't attract undue attention from LE while traveling in MA
-C- even with this flaw existing, non-jerk LEOs are unlikely to "enforce to the hard edge".
-D- even with the flaw existing, most of the individuals can likely store "FOPA Compliant" and can "Fake/Spoof FOPA requirements" if they really
needed to. "I'm coming from RI and going to NH, I've been on the road for 2 hours I'm lost!!!" pssst -
these aren't the droids your looking for."
All of these make prosecution unlikely unless someone's terminally stupid.
-Mike