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Massachusetts background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

MA1067 — permit to purchase

Citation: M.G.L.A. 140 § 131 (a-c)

(a) A license shall entitle a holder thereof of a license to purchase, rent, lease, borrow, possess and carry: (i) firearms, including large capacity firearms, and feeding devices and ammunition therefor, for all lawful purposes; and (ii) rifles and shotguns, including large capacity weapons, and feeding devices and ammunition therefor, for all lawful purposes.

Effective: 2022-08-10
Massachusetts background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

MA1053 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30
Massachusetts background checks handgun Restrictive

MA1052 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30
Massachusetts background checks handgun Restrictive

MA1001 — permit to purchase

Citation: Mass Laws 1968, Ch. 737 § 129B

Any person may submit to the licensing authority application for a firearm identification card, which such person shall be entitled to, unless the applicant: (a) Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony in any state or federal jurisdiction, or within that period has been released from a state prison or penitentiary, or (b) Has been confined to any hospital or institution for mental illness, except...

Effective: 1969-01-01 Superseded: 2022-08-10
Massachusetts background checks handgun Restrictive

MA1002 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Mass Laws 1968, Ch. 737 § 129B

Any person may submit to the licensing authority application for a firearm identification card, which such person shall be entitled to, unless the applicant (a) Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony in any state or federal jurisdiction, or within that period has been released from a state prison or penitentiary, or (b) Has been confined to any hospital or institution for mental illness, except...

Effective: 1969-01-01 Superseded: 2022-08-10
Massachusetts background checks long gun Restrictive

MA1003 — sales from dealer

Citation: Mass Laws 1968, Ch. 737 § 129B

Any person may submit to the licensing authority application for a firearm identification card, which such person shall be entitled to, unless the applicant (a) Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony in any state or federal jurisdiction, or within that period has been released from a state prison or penitentiary, or (b) Has been confined to any hospital or institution for mental illness, except...

Effective: 1969-01-01
Massachusetts background checks handgun Restrictive

MA1025 — sales from dealer

Citation: Mass Laws 1968, Ch. 737 § 129B

Any person may submit to the licensing authority application for a firearm identification card, which such person shall be entitled to, unless the applicant (a) Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony in any state or federal jurisdiction, or within that period has been released from a state prison or penitentiary, or (b) Has been confined to any hospital or institution for mental illness, except...

Effective: 1969-01-01
Massachusetts background checks long gun Restrictive

MA1030 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Mass Laws 1968, Ch. 737 § 129B

Any person may submit to the licensing authority application for a firearm identification card, which such person shall be entitled to, unless the applicant (a) Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony in any state or federal jurisdiction, or within that period has been released from a state prison or penitentiary, or (b) Has been confined to any hospital or institution for mental illness, except...

Effective: 1969-01-01 Superseded: 2022-08-10
Massachusetts background checks long gun Restrictive

MA1055 — permit to purchase

Citation: Mass Laws 1968, Ch. 737 § 129B

Any person may submit to the licensing authority application for a firearm identification card, which such person shall be entitled to, unless the applicant (a) Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony in any state or federal jurisdiction, or within that period has been released from a state prison or penitentiary, or (b) Has been confined to any hospital or institution for mental illness, except...

Effective: 1969-01-01