What is your #1 handgun that you wish was on the MA compliance list?

[drgrant]

One or two handguns getting compliant doesn't mean anything to me. I just want the whole thing gone so I don't have to answer questions about it anymore. That and the stupid AWB, or at least, the limitation on new magazines. It's all obnoxious.

-Mike

 

[PaulD]

The list is so arbitrary it's almost pointless to talk about, but I'm going to go with one of the more ridiculous ones:

Ruger 22/45 RP -- seriously? Replaceable panels are apparently a pretty big deal.
Or how about the Sig P226 Classic 22? Not MA compliant, but you can buy a regular 226 & buy the conversion kit.

This state sucks.

It's been pointed out before but the EOPS list isn't the real problem. The requirements for getting a handgun on that list are clear and concise. The problem is the second step in MA compliance which is abiding by the AG regs which are anything but clear and concise. The result is that companies don't bother getting a gun on the EOPS list because they know the second hurdle is more of a quagmire.

CA has a list that's essentially the same as the EOPS list and it has a lot of models on it. I think it's a safe bet that if the AG rules go away, the EOPS list will start to expand rapidly.

 

[Trupo]

I just want the whole thing gone so I don't have to answer questions about it anymore. That and the stupid AWB, or at least, the limitation on new magazines. It's all obnoxious.

-Mike

Yeah, and I hope to trip over a bag of $100's this afternoon and get stalked by Carrie Underwood

 

[lupis42]

One or two handguns getting compliant doesn't mean anything to me. I just want the whole thing gone so I don't have to answer questions about it anymore. That and the stupid AWB, or at least, the limitation on new magazines. It's all obnoxious.

-Mike

Would you like a pony with that?


I hear ponies grill up nicely.

 

[semper_gumby]

Wish the M&P 45 compact was on it for sure

 

[Mass-diver]

Kimber desert warrior

 

[Coyote33]

Magpul FMG?

 

[M1911]

As the topic states, what handgun is out that that you are lusting after that is not on the MA compliance list? For me. STI Tactical 5.0 in .40S&W.

I'm a devout bigamist. All of them.

 

[Coyote33]

Springfield EMP

Link

 

[GSG]

Not a Mass. resident so I'm not bound by AG/EOPS, but as a former resident I still have a dog in the fight.

Jennings J22

I know you're joking, but I'd seriously like to see Jennings, Lorcin, HiPoint, etc. available new in Mass. stores. The guns suck, but the state has effectively legislated the poor out of tools for self defense by making them verboten. I've said it before and I'll say it again:

If you're a single mom, a disabled veteran in a wheelchair on a fixed income, an old person on a fixed income, a poor college student, or just someone down on their luck, you still have a right to be able to defend yourself. Unfortunately in Massachusetts, there is a great cost already attached to gun ownership. $50-150 for a safety course, $100 for the license, and the cheapest new handgun you can buy once you have your LTC is what, a $300 Sigma? Manufacturers charge us more here anyway because they have to pay to have their guns "safety tested" to get them approved to be sold here.

In most other free states, if your life is in danger, you can get a gun faster as I wrote about before, but you can get a gun a lot cheaper. In NH, with a photo ID you can buy a Jennings, Raven, Kel-Tec, etc. brand new for exactly the cost of the gun and a box of bullets. No, they're not great guns, and yes, most of us would be ashamed to show up at the range with one.

However, when you're living hand to mouth, the difference in cost between a Jennings and a Sigma is a heck of a lot of grocery money.

Middle class, middle aged white men aren't the only people who need to defend themselves.

Please let me know where I can find a "buy back" (sic) offering $200 for J-22's. I'll be there tomorrow.

http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...atest-shooting-in-Boston-and-Mumbles-reaction

 

[pupchow]

Beretta Px4 Storm Sub-Compact 40S&W

 

[Lank]

I really want a Taurus Judge. Can I buy one out of state, and have it transferred by a FFl?

 

[Coyote33]

Beretta Cougar. Do they still make those? I was about to buy one, with a case and some extras, two days before the 1998 rules went into effect. That was when I woke up to all this nonsense.

 

[drgrant]

Beretta Cougar. Do they still make those? I was about to buy one, with a case and some extras, two days before the 1998 rules went into effect. That was when I woke up to all this nonsense.

I've seen a few of them for sale secondhand. It's not a loved pistol, you shouldn't have any trouble finding one if you look hard enough.

-Mike

 

[GSG]

I really want a Taurus Judge. Can I buy one out of state, and have it transferred by a FFl?

No. The Mass. FFL would get in trouble if they transferred it to you.

Beretta Cougar. Do they still make those? I was about to buy one, with a case and some extras, two days before the 1998 rules went into effect. That was when I woke up to all this nonsense.

Here's a question for some of the older (well, older than me) people on NES. Was there a mad rush to buy every non-compliant handgun from the FFL's in Mass. right before the law changed? I'm thinking that since people were about halfway through the 94 AWB at the time they were probably feeling a sense of dread about having an even shorter list of available guns.

 

[flintoid]

I am seconding whatluck's draco pistol request

So awesome on so many levels.

 

[drgrant]

That thing prolly has a fireball the size of a beach ball when fired...

-Mike

 

[flintoid]

you're close

and here's how short the barrel is

 

[Lank]

So would a private sale be possible to get a Judge?

 

[dwarven1]

So would a private sale be possible to get a Judge?

Yes.

 

[Lank]

excellent!

 

[FancyPants]

Les Baer Thunder Ranch

 

[Clumber32]

Uberti/Cimmaron 1872 Open Top.

 

[T(1)of(3)]

Most new 1911's...nothing against S&W...but it would be nice to see a little more competition in that market.

 

[MichaelJR]

I third the draco. And I would find some ridiculous way to conceal it, just once....just to have a 30 rd beast in 7.62 under my coat.....ahhhhhh

 

[NuCentMAn]

Everything made by S&W, Kahr/auto ordnance/Thompson. Sig E2's. Anything made by kimber, STI, The Judge. I could probably go on all day...

 

[dwarven1]

I third the draco. And I would find some ridiculous way to conceal it, just once...

Talk to a guy named Duncan MacLeod... I understand he's the expert when it comes to concealing ridiculously large weapons.

Like katanas.

 

[657 Guy]

Given the number & variety of guns on the "approved" list, pardon my ignorance, (I'm from Pa.) but what are the reasons or criteria for choosing which firearms make the "approved" list, & which do not ??Here in Pa. I may buy any legally manufactured or imported firearm except "Class III". Without any real hassles except the instant background check.

 

[lupis42]

Talk to a guy named Duncan MacLeod... I understand he's the expert when it comes to concealing ridiculously large weapons.

Like katanas.

With enough trenchcoat, you can conceal almost anything. But I thought MacLeod's first name was Connor?

 

[s4mt3k]

Springfield 1911