Gun Ownership & Firearms Laws in Massachusetts

Click on Gun Ownership in Massachusetts, for information on the following:

Agencies involved in firearms licensing
Firearms license class categories
Application process, fees, and renewals
Training requirements
Transporting firearms in motor vehicles
Carrying rifles and shotguns on public ways while hunting
Storage of firearms at home
Non-residents
Aliens

Click on Massachusetts Firearms Laws, for information on the following:

License to Carry (LTC) & Firearm Identification (FID) Card
Chapter 284 of the Acts of 2014 amended the Massachusetts gun law and made changes to many of the law’s provisions
Additional Resources contains information on: Exemptions; Storage Law; Approved Firearm Safety & Locking devices

Click on Firearms Services (The Firearms Records Bureau is the Commonwealth’s repository for all firearms license and transaction data, issues non-resident firearms licenses and resident alien permits, and provides guidance to local licensing officers), for information on the following:

Apply for or renew a firearms license
Record a private firearms sale or transfer
Firearms license frequently asked questions
Check the status of your firearms license application
Obtain your firearms license PIN
Report an address or name change for your firearms license
Appeal a firearms license denial