Conference foundr::firearms

6613.0. "Mass Department of Public Safety address" by ASIC::RANDOLPH (Tom R. N1OOQ) Wed May 21 1997 16:44

Couldn't find this info after searching around some, so here it is right off
of http://www.magnet.state.ma.us. They're no longer at 1010 Commonwealth...

Department of Public Safety
Firearms Records Bureau
200 Arlington Street, Suite 2200
Chelsea, MA 02150
(617) 660-4780 

Resident gun and firearm permits are issued by local police departments.
There are three basic types of permits: a firearm I.D. card, a license to
carry, and a permit to purchase. An F.I.D. card is required to own, ossess,
or carry (with some restrictions) a rifle, shotgun, or ammunition including
mace and to own or possess a pistol (handgun) which must be kept in the
person's residence or place of business. A license to carry is required to
transport or possess a handgun away from the residence or one's place of
business and may also be used to possess and carry (with some restrictions) a
rifle or shotgun. Permits to purchase are issued to F.I.D.  cardholders to
buy a handgun which, once purchased, is delivered by the local gun dealer to
the home or place of business where the permit holder keeps it with the
F.I.D. card. A permit to purchase conveys no right to transport or carry.
Non-residents traveling in Massachusetts with handguns are generally required
to obtain a non-resident license to carry. However, non-residents traveling
in the Commonwealth transporting an unloaded rifle or shotgun in a carrying
case do not need a permit.