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** FIREARMS LICENSING POLICY **
A LICENSE TO CARRY FIREARMS CAN
BE ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS WITH ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THIS AUTHORITY. ALL
LAWFUL PURPOSES; TARGET: HUNTING: SPORT; EMPLOYMENT.
A LICENSE TO POSSESS A MACHINE
GUN WILL BE ISSUED ONLY TO A MASSACHUSETTS CERTIFIED FIREARMS
INSTRUCTOR OR A BONA FIDE COLLECTOR.
1.
MAKE SURE YOU READ AND COMPLETE THIS ENTIRE
APPLICATION. YOU MUST BE FINGERPRINTED. CALL FOR AN
APPOINTMENT AND BRING COMPLETED APPLICATION AND PAYMENT WITH
YOU AT THAT TIME.
2.
All first time applicants must provide certification
that the applicant successfully completed a Firearms Training
Safety Course by a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Basic
Firearms Course Instructor or Hunter Education and Firearms
Safety Course given by the Massachusetts Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife. (Applies to class 'A', 'B' and
unrestricted Firearms Identification Card).
3.
All applicants seeking a License to Carry Firearms for
employment purposes shall on company letterhead submit a
signed letter from their employer stating his or her duties
and need to carry a firearm. In the event the applicant is
terminated or changes employment the License to Carry Firearms
shall be revoked. It is the responsibility of the applicant to
notify the Licensing Authority of the Franklin Police
Department upon any change of employment.
4.
All applicants are required to supply TWO (2) current
full face photographs for all permit classes (passport type).
5.
All applicants are required to read and sign the
attached acknowledgment of the LIMITS OF THE USE OF DEADLY
FORCE.
6.
Application fee is $100.00 for all Firearms Licenses.
There is no fee for the renewal of a Restricted Firearms
Identification Card. Fee is NON-REFUNDABLE and payable when
application is submitted
What You Need to
Know
The new law has
significantly changed the requirements regarding the purchase,
possession, carrying, storage and licensing of firearms. This
law also increases the criminal penalties for unlawful
possession and use of firearms.
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Effective June 1st
1998 all new firearm license applicants must complete a
certified firearms safety or hunter education course.
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Effective October 21st
1998 all firearms must be stored in a locked container or be
equipped with an approved locking device.
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Effective October 21st
1998 the law imposes a ban on covert guns, unreliable guns
(junk guns), and certain assault weapons.
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Effective October 21st
1998 the law establishes a new category of large capacity
weapons and feeding devices. A weapon is large capacity if it
is a semiautomatic handgun or rifle that is capable of
accepting a feeding device that holds more than 10 rounds, or
more that 5 shotgun shells (in the case of a shotgun).
FIREARMS
IDENTIFICATION CARD (FID)
·
Your current FID card
will expire on your birthday in 1999 if you were born between
July 1 and December 31. It will expire on your birthday in
the year 2000 if your birthday falls between January 1 and
June 30.
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The New FID card will
be valid for 4 years and permits the possession and carrying
of non-large capacity rifles and shotguns.
·
A restricted FID is
available solely for the possession of mace or pepper spray.
·
You must be 18 years
of age or older, or 15 to 18 years old with parental consent
to apply for an FID card.
·
The fee for an FID
card is $100.00.
·
If you possess an FID
card on October 21st 1998 together with a handgun
which you obtained with a permit to purchase, your FID card
allows you to validly possess this handgun in your residence
or place of business.
·
If you possess an FID card on October 21st 1998
together with a large capacity rifle or shotgun, you may
continue to possess the rifle or shotgun until your FID card
expires. At that time, you must apply for a Class B LTC.
·
Strict new
eligibility requirements now apply. Please contact your local
police department officials for details.
LICENSE TO CARRY (LTC)
* The new law creates two
types of licenses to carry (LTC). *
CLASS A
The
Class A LTC permits the purchase, possession and carrying of
large-capacity handguns, rifles, shotguns and feeding devices.
THIS
IS THE ONLY LICENSE THAT ALLOWS THE
CONCEALED
CARRYING OF FIREARMS.
CLASS B
The
Class B LTC permits the purchase, possession and carrying of
non-large capacity handguns and large-capacity rifles and
shotguns.
CLASS A AND CLASS B LICENSE INFORMATION
·
Your current LTC will
be valid until its stated expiration date.
·
New applicants must
be 21 years of age or older to obtain a Class A or Class B LTC.
·
The new Class A and
Class B LTCs are valid for 4 years.
·
The fee for a Class A
or Class B LTC is $100.00.
·
Strict new
eligibility requirements now apply. Please Contact you local
police officials for details.
Frequently Asked
Questions
·
Where do I apply
for an LTC or FID card?
You
can apply for an FID Card or Class A or B LTC at the police
department in the city or town where you live or where your
principal place of business is located.
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I have an FID card
or a LTC. Do I need both?
No.
On October 21st 1998 your current LTC will
automatically become a Class A LTC until its stated expiration
date.
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What rules apply
to hunting?
Anyone
with an FID car or a Class A or B LTC may use a non-large
capacity rifle or shotgun for hunting. High capacity rifles
or shotguns require either a Class A or B LTC. While engaged
in hunting and in possession of a hunting license, a person
with an FID or a Class A or B LTC may carry a loaded or
unloaded rifle or shotgun on a public way.
·
I obtained a
license to carry prior to October 21st 1998. When
does it expire?
Your
current LTC is valid until the stated expiration date. Any
new LTCs issued are valid only for 4 years.
* The information contained on the page
is intended to highlight the relevant sections of the law. It
is not intended to set forth all of the obligations and rights
of individuals with regard to firearms laws. For a full text
of the law, see chapter 180 of the Acts of 1998.
Any other questions
regarding firearms you may contact either:
Sgt. David Simmons or
Officer William Lamb at (508) 699-1212
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