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If the question of who the gun is registered to is being asked, you've probably got a larger issue at hand.
I asked a CT trooper "Is that a Sig you're carrying?" just to strike up a conversation in a store once.
His reply "I don't know, it's whatever they issue."
This did not breed confidence.
He probably just didn't want to get into a conversation with you about guns (or maybe anything else).
Does the average cop know the basic firearm laws? Do you know what an FA 10 is? Do you know the rules regarding he transfer and ownership of firearms?
I had an unbelievable conversation with a PO today that raised some serious questions.
Does the average cop know the basic firearm laws? Do you know what an FA 10 is? Do you know the rules regarding he transfer and ownership of firearms?
I had an unbelievable conversation with a PO today that raised some serious questions.
Before you jump all over them for not knowing every gun law just remember they also have many other laws they have to know and no one could possible retain everything. This is why there are guys on the truck team, EOD, DRE, special traffic teams, FST, OAT... The average patrol officer likely knows the workings of the BT machine and how far away from the wall it has to be because he encounters challenges to it in Court on a regular basis more than he would on the proper storage of a firearm, (did you know in MA a firearm is a pistol/revolver/handgun, not a rifle or shotgun!) I'm an instructor and gun guy and I've been confused since the 97/98 gun law changes. Did you know MA spends less money on training per officer then almost every other State. NH spends much more on training it's police then MA.
Did that sentence really happen? Wow
As a stamp collector I have to say that I have had a few run in's with Le's who claim ( as many do ) to know everything. I am what many call a hard ass and I do not bow to the badge.
.....did you know in MA a firearm is a pistol/revolver/handgun, not a rifle or shotgun!) I'm an instructor and gun guy....
“Firearm”, a pistol, revolver or other weapon of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which a shot or bullet can be discharged and of which the length of the barrel or barrels is less than 16 inches or 18 inches in the case of a shotgun as originally manufactured; provided, however, that the term firearm shall not include any weapon that is: (i) constructed in a shape that does not resemble a handgun, short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun including, but not limited to, covert weapons that resemble key-chains, pens, cigarette-lighters or cigarette-packages; or (ii) not detectable as a weapon or potential weapon by x-ray machines commonly used at airports or walk- through metal detectors.
Does the average cop know the basic firearm laws? Do you know what an FA 10 is? Do you know the rules regarding he transfer and ownership of firearms?
I had an unbelievable conversation with a PO today that raised some serious questions.
Jasons 269/10 and 121 laws refer to specific firearm laws that reference firearms and they mean handgun not shotguns or rifles. An example would be leaving a FIREARM unattended in a vehicle. If you read the complete section you cited you will see that it also includes sawed off shotguns and illegal length rifles, which are classified as handguns;
“Firearm”, a pistol, revolver or other weapon of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which a shot or bullet can be discharged and of which the length of the barrel or barrels is less than 16 inches or 18 inches in the case of a shotgun as originally manufactured; provided, however, that the term firearm shall not include any weapon that is: (i) constructed in a shape that does not resemble a handgun, short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun including, but not limited to, covert weapons that resemble key-chains, pens, cigarette-lighters or cigarette-packages; or (ii) not detectable as a weapon or potential weapon by x-ray machines commonly used at airports or walk- through metal detectors.
Vipprimo. Good for you but your walking down the street one day and your neighbor ask you if a Walbro 255LPH fuel pump will fit into his Nissan 350Z twin turbo you may not know the answer off the top of your head. Maybe you'll have to look it up because you don't deal with Nissan 350Z twin turbo fuel pumps very often. Get what I mean?
Read it again. Firearm is a handgun/pisol/revolver, or a shotgun with a barel length of less than 18 inches and a rifle with a barrel length of less than 16 inches, both of which are illegal without NFA compliance and State licensing requirment. So for the purposes of any M.G.L. that makes reference to a firearm it has to be a handgun or sawed off shotgun or rifle with an illegal barrel length. There are other statues that specifically address shotguns, rifles and high capacity. It's an element of the crime. Just like operation on a public way is an element of OUI-L.
OK, I see what you're getting at now. It's true that the definition of "shotgun" and "rifle" as defined the MGLs is distinct from that of a "firearm." Your original statement, while technically correct, was misleading because SBS and SBR are covered. (Granted an SBS or an SBR is not technically a shotgun or a rifle according to the MGLs....)
You do bring up an interesting point though. Technically a Firearm Identification Card doesn't allow the holder to own or possess any "firearms" (as they are incorrectly defined in 121.) It is a bit of a mind ****....
You do bring up an interesting point though. Technically a Firearm Identification Card doesn't allow the holder to own or possess any "firearms" (as they are incorrectly defined in 121.) It is a bit of a mind ****....