Moving to MA with ARs

ColumbusOceanBlue said:
Will need to turn in the over-10 round magazines to the local police for destruction.
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Dude. If you did that you would be in possession of illegal magazines in MA, which is a felony. You would quite likely be arrested on the spot.

Don’t bring post-ban illegal magazines into Massachusetts. You can dispose of them out of state or leave them out of state. But don’t bring them into MA with the delusional idea that you should turn them in to the police. That would be like bringing heroin to the police department and saying “I know I can’t have this so I’m turning this in”. What do you think police would do in that situation?

Edited to add, this has to be a troll.
 
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ColumbusOceanBlue said:
As a single guy in my late 20s with a job offer that would provide a comfortable living, despite the huge jump up in living expenses. I hear Boston is full of single educated fit ladies is it true? Time to look up some hot yoga spots as well.
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Yup, must be a troll.
 
ColumbusOceanBlue said:
Not trolling. I've been a member of PAFOA for years now under a different handle. MA is just confusing as hell. Cops are allowed to lie I guess. And the whole thing about Glocks being illegal in MA is a lie too? I can't buy a new Glock from a gun shop in MA but they're.. *not* illegal by any means? What
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  • Cops can lie, but mostly they're just wrong (on gun law)
  • Glocks are 100% legal to own. There are limits on what *dealers* can transfer to non-dealers
  • There is no restriction on what a gun *can* hold, just on the size of the magazine itself.
  • Full cap magazines newer than 9/13/94 are illegal to possess if they have not been modified to only hold 10 rounds. There's debate as to what "modified" means.
  • Your ARs are almost certainly illegal to possess in Mass. unless they (or just the receiver) were in Mass on 8/1/24. In which case you can do whatever you want.
  • Don't turn in anything to the cops. If you're determined to get rid of stuff, sell them to a NH resident, or a Mass. resident who is less risk averse.
  • Yes, there's a grace period to get an LTC. But lots of towns take FOR_FÜCKING_EVER to issue an LTC, much longer than the 40 day statutory max. Because cops don't konw the rules, it's potentially risky to assume everything will be OK just because you did your part. i.e.: get your LTC first.
  • There is no mecanism for registration at this point. But in about 18 months there will be a mechanism and requirement. At that point, we all will be required to register every gun we have. There is no record keeping between now and then.
 
Uzi2 said:
There is not any job or amount of pay that could EVER entice me to move back to Massachusetts.

You must be sick in the head or just research lazy. There are well paying jobs everywhere around the country.....but you had to choose MA?
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Pretty much this... no chance i would go back either
 
milktree said:
  • Cops can lie, but mostly they're just wrong (on gun law)
  • Glocks are 100% legal to own. There are limits on what *dealers* can transfer to non-dealers
  • There is no restriction on what a gun *can* hold, just on the size of the magazine itself.
  • Full cap magazines newer than 9/13/94 are illegal to possess if they have not been modified to only hold 10 rounds. There's debate as to what "modified" means.
  • Your ARs are almost certainly illegal to possess in Mass. unless they (or just the receiver) were in Mass on 8/1/24. In which case you can do whatever you want.
  • Don't turn in anything to the cops. If you're determined to get rid of stuff, sell them to a NH resident, or a Mass. resident who is less risk averse.
  • Yes, there's a grace period to get an LTC. But lots of towns take FOR_FÜCKING_EVER to issue an LTC, much longer than the 40 day statutory max. Because cops don't konw the rules, it's potentially risky to assume everything will be OK just because you did your part. i.e.: get your LTC first.
  • There is no mecanism for registration at this point. But in about 18 months there will be a mechanism and requirement. At that point, we all will be required to register every gun we have. There is no record keeping between now and then.
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Thank you sir. Straight to the point and helps double check what I've read on too.
 
ColumbusOceanBlue said:
Damn y'all mods up here are savage. Some of you guys here are gents though.
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ColumbusOceanBlue said:
Not trolling. I've been a member of PAFOA for years now under a different handle. MA is just confusing as hell. Cops are allowed to lie I guess. And the whole thing about Glocks being illegal in MA is a lie too? I can't buy a new Glock from a gun shop in MA but they're.. *not* illegal by any means? What
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The laws just changed a few months back and we are all still figuring it out.

Unless an assault weapon was legally possessed in Mass on 8/1/24 you can’t have it in Mass. preban means nothing but old rifle here now. That’s probably why the cop said to convert them to fixed magazines.

Boston IIRC has/had its own city wide ban on AR’s. I have no idea if it is still in place.

Personally I would leave the AR’s in PA for now and 🤞the Surpreme court rules AR bans illegal.

Don’t take advice from COPS
 
HorizontalHunter said:
The laws just changed a few months back and we are all still figuring it out.

Unless an assault weapon was legally possessed in Mass on 8/1/24 you can’t have it in Mass. preban means nothing but old rifle here now. That’s probably why the cop said to convert them to fixed magazines.

Boston IIRC has/had its own city wide ban on AR’s. I have no idea if it is still in place.

Personally I would leave the AR’s in PA for now and 🤞the Surpreme court rules AR bans illegal.

Don’t take advice from COPS
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Quincy is not part of Boston, right? I should be good but yeah I don't want to destroy my elite builds to weld a 10 round mag you have to load by sticking a bullet at at a time through the ejection port. ARs stay with my buddy and who knows, I might hop jobs again in a few years to a freer state but this job is pretty sweet at least for now. Guess I'll leave the over ten round mags back home as well. I heard threaded barrel pistols are considered assault weapons? I have a few that have threads, but don't own any suppressors though. They are for compensators.
 
ColumbusOceanBlue said:
I thought there was a 60 day amnesty period? Cop said as long as I took the LTC class and submitted the LTC application within the first 60 days, even if I didn't get my card yet, it'll be fine I just can't transport any guns gotta leave them at home
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BTW it looks like you get to take, and pay for, two gun safety courses. One to get your license and one to renew in four years when they figure out what the new requirements are.

And read the red/yellow flag laws before you even think about cohabitation.
 
milktree said:

  • There is no mechanism for registration at this point. But in about 18 months there will be a mechanism and requirement. At that point, we all will be required to register every gun we have. There is no record keeping between now and then.
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Eighteen months from now and say OP left some firearms behind in PA, would he (now a MA resident with LTC) be required to register those in this new MA database? Seems unlikely to me.
 
jkelly1229 said:
Good luck... best advice i can give is dont move there
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This........to ever go back I'd have make serious bank to even consider it......

The taxes, the weather, the liberals, and the downhill slope of illegal alien freebies and fxck me gun legislation is just not worth it.

Add that nobody knows what the laws are now and its a veritable shit show.
 
ColumbusOceanBlue said:
Hello, new to this forum and about to move to MA next month to start a new job in the Boston area. Coming up from Pennsylvania, I've got a handful of pretty sweet semi custom Larue and Geissele AR builds, both pistols and rifles. I know MA is one of the more stringent gun law states but jobs are hard to come by and this is really an offer I can't refuse. I know pistols are fine as long as they are designed to not take more than 10 round mags. Will need to turn in the over-10 round magazines to the local police for destruction. ARs must be registered, right? I asked the local police department and they said I would need to apply for a gun license right away and have a 60 day amnesty period where I won't be licensed yet. As for the ARs, the police said I would need to have a gunsmith convert them to permanent 10 round magazine that is not removeable [how do you even load the damn thing then... through the ejection port? wtf? OR sell it to an FFL within the 60 day amnesty period, OR relinquish the rifles to a MA police department so they can be destroyed. FFLs have offered and quoted me about 40% the value of the guns which leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Should I just leave them with a friend back in PA? Or sell at 60% loss to a MA dealer? Surrendering them to the local police seems like the worst option out of the three.
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Do yourself a favor, do not ask the police what the laws are, they are often incorrect. If you think about surrendering any firearms to any police force ever, shoot yourself in the dick first.

Otherwise, welcome to NES! 😁
 
ColumbusOceanBlue said:
Quincy is not part of Boston, right? I should be good but yeah I don't want to destroy my elite builds to weld a 10 round mag you have to load by sticking a bullet at at a time through the ejection port. ARs stay with my buddy and who knows, I might hop jobs again in a few years to a freer state but this job is pretty sweet at least for now. Guess I'll leave the over ten round mags back home as well. I heard threaded barrel pistols are considered assault weapons? I have a few that have threads, but don't own any suppressors though. They are for compensators.
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Threaded barrels on roster pistols are not an issue
 
ColumbusOceanBlue said:
Quincy is not part of Boston, right? I should be good but yeah I don't want to destroy my elite builds to weld a 10 round mag you have to load by sticking a bullet at at a time through the ejection port. ARs stay with my buddy and who knows, I might hop jobs again in a few years to a freer state but this job is pretty sweet at least for now. Guess I'll leave the over ten round mags back home as well. I heard threaded barrel pistols are considered assault weapons? I have a few that have threads, but don't own any suppressors though. They are for compensators.
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I presume you have learned the proper pronunciation of the town you're looking to move to? It's pronounced Quinzee not Quincy.

The local chick scene isn't great, although there are enough transplants to make it bearable.
 
There has got to be a comparable job for you somewhere in a free state. Maybe the pay won't be as high as Boston, but when you figure in cost of living, rent, taxes, not to mention loss of 2nd ammendment rights, the embarrassment of having leftwing libtards representing you, etc, it seems as though a gun person moving to a free state makes much more sense.
Edit: The weather and the traffic suck too.
 
Mark from ? said:
This........to ever go back I'd have make serious bank to even consider it......

The taxes, the weather, the liberals, and the downhill slope of illegal alien freebies and fxck me gun legislation is just not worth it.

Add that nobody knows what the laws are now and its a veritable shit show.
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The weather is my kicker.

It was about 20 last night here in ga and i was ready to murder everyone
 
Wickedcoolname said:
There has got to be a comparable job for you somewhere in a free state. Maybe the pay won't be as high as Boston, but when you figure in cost of living, rent, taxes, not to mention loss of 2nd ammendment rights, the embarrassment of having leftwing libtards representing you, etc, it seems as though a gun person moving to a free state makes much more sense.
Edit: The weather and the traffic suck too.
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I'm gonna keep scrolling through indeed while working for a while here. Been a tough year applying to over a hundred places and would be nice to finally feel some solid ground for a while. Maybe they'll let me work hybrid so I can move to somewhere like Portsmouth and commute partially to make living outside MA worthwhile. For now it isn't.
 
Living in MA you'll end up paying both the state income tax and sales tax on a LOT of things. Add that to your cost of living numbers.

I had a contract gig in Quincy while living in Natick, MA. The commute was "ok" at best. There were days where it just plain sucked ass no matter what I did. Certain sections of the highway are just bad. Now that I'm in Pelham, NH, I shudder at the thought of going to Waltham, MA. Basically, there's pretty much no way to get there that won't suck. Almost as bad as going into Boston, time wise. Going through Lowell (or Low Hell) is a no-go. Which extends the distance, but doesn't do much to the travel time.

Personally, there's not a job that could pay me enough to work in Boston at this point in my life. I do understand the desire to get back to work, since I've been out of work for about 1-1/2 years now (getting critical).

Applying to over a hundred places seems like low numbers to me. I've applied to hundreds of places since this started. I average at least a few places each week. Granted I'm at the mercy of new positions being posted. At this point, I guestimate I've applied for between 300 and 500 (if not more) roles since summer of 2023. I've also talked with I don't remember how many agencies for roles as well. I have a few that I've got my fingers crossed that they'll move in a positive direction. But, with my luck, they won't.
 
I moved here from AZ in 2020 for a great job. Unfortunately that job turned to shit after a few years so I’m currently looking for a new opportunity. Here we are in gun hating MA with a nice home, my wife’s career on a great trajectory, good friends, and great ocean access. The thought of moving back to a free state is certainly on my mind, but I’ll stick it out here for a couple more years and see what happens.

I do miss my safe full of SBR’s, suppressors, and other cool shit that is at my dad’s place in AZ.
 

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