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 If you've
had a Motor Vehicle Accident and you need to file a report. You can pick
up the forms at your local Police Station or
download
a printable form
here.
You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to use this file. You can download it
here.
Once you have completed your report you must send a copy to The Registry of
Motor Vehicles, The Police Department that has jurisdiction over the area
where the accident happened, and your insurance company.
Massachusetts has
drastically changed its firearms laws!
Click here to read the new
law.
Applying for a new or renewal License to Carry Firearms or
Firearms Identification Card
All firearms license applications require an appointment so
that data may be electronically entered into the Massachusetts Instant Record
Check System.
“A State Approved Firearm Safety Course” is required if…
You are a “first time” applicant (applicant who has never had a
license to carry or FID card before).
Your LTC or FID was not valid on or after 10/21/98.
If you currently only have an FID and are applying for a LTC.
Check local sporting goods stores and/or “Rod and Gun” clubs
for information on these courses.
Applicants will no longer need to provide their own photographs
or completed application forms. They need only bring a check or money order
(“Town of Duxbury”) for the $100 filing fee and a form of photo
identification. The filing fee is waived for persons over 70 years of age and
for those renewing a Class D (Mace/Pepper Spray) Firearms Identification Card.
Overview of the licensing aspects of the State's firearms
law
1. All current Licenses To Carry firearms are valid and
renewable on the expiration date shown on such licenses. Thereafter, they will
be renewable every Six years.
2. Categories of Licenses To Carry Firearms are :
Class A - Allows the holder to possess large
capacity firearms, rifles, shotguns and ammunition. Only Class A holders may
carry a concealed weapon in public.
Class B - Allows the holder to possess non-large
capacity firearms (handguns) as well as large capacity rifles, shotguns and
ammunition. Class B holders MAY NOT carry a concealed weapon in public.
3. Categories of Firearms Identification Cards are :
Class C - Allows the holder to possess non-large
capacity rifles, shotguns and ammunition. Weapons must be transported unloaded
and in locked trunk or otherwise encased in a locked/secured container.
Class D - For possession of chemical spray only.
Older FID cards with "Indefinite" expiration dates are no
longer valid.
4. Properly licensed shooting clubs may have both large
and non-large capacity firearms, rifles and shotguns for use by their members
and guests.
5. A non-refundable application fee of $100.00 will
apply to all Licenses To Carry and Firearms Identification card applications and
renewals, with the following exceptions :
There is no fee for a person age 70 or over.
The first time application fee for an FID Card restricted to
Chemical Agents (Class D) is $25.00
There is no fee to RENEW an FID Card that is restricted to
Chemical Agents only (Class D.)
Securing
Firearms
Recently, Massachusetts amended Chapter 140 (Firearms
Laws) by adding Section 131L.
Section 131L makes it unlawful to
store or keep any firearm, shotgun or other weapon "in any place" without
ensuring first that the weapon is secured in :
1.)
A locked container, or
2.)
Secured with a tamper resistant mechanical lock or other safety device
The safety device must render the
weapon inoperable by any person other than the owner or other authorized user.
Violations of this section of law
are punishable as follows :
Firearm, rifle or shotgun (non
large capacity) - Fine of not less than
$5000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Large Capacity weapon or machine
gun - Fine of not less than $1000 nor more
than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten
years or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Additional penalties are
provided for unlawful storage of weapons when they are kept where individuals
under the age of eighteen might gain access and who do not possess a valid
Firearms Identification Card. This section carries up to ten years
imprisonment. Failure to properly secure the weapon in the manner provided by
statute shall constitute evidence of wanton or reckless conduct in any civil or
criminal proceeding.
Once you have read the new firearm laws you may call (781)
934-5656 ext.6 or email to arrange for
an appointment with Firearms Licensing Officer, Sergeant Brian Johnson.
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