GETTING YOUR GUNS CONFISCATED IN MASSACHUSETTS PLEASE READ BELOW
Know your rights! Surrender/Confiscation Fact Sheet.
Most common reasons why your firearms are confiscated; Denial of application Revocation of License/Card 209A Restraining Order Revocation information (M.G.L. 140 c 129B) Any revocation or suspension of your LTC/FID has to be in writing and will state the reasons. Upon revocation or suspension, the licensing authority will take possession of your LTC/FID and will give you a receipt for fees paid for your LTC/FID. The person whose card is revoked or suspended must take all action required by section 129D (see below) Revocations and suspensions cannot be delayed by appeal. A revoked or suspended card may be reinstated only after the cause of the revocation/suspension has been lifted/cleared. If you believe the revocation or suspension to be unjust or in error, you have 90 days within the receipt of the notice to file a petition for review in the district court that has jurisdiction of the town in which you are licensed.33…44After the hearing, a justice of the court may re-instate your LTC/FID if the justice finds that you are not prohibited by law from possessing an LTC/FID. (Note if the revocation/suspension is due to a 209A restraining order, please see below) Surrender/Confiscation of Firearms Information (M.G.L. 140 c 129D) If you receive a notice of revocation or suspension you must surrender your firearms, rifles, shotguns, ammunition, and FID/LTC card immediately to the licensing authority in the city or town that you live in. Your rights after you have surrender or confiscation. After delivery you have one year to transfer your firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, and ammunition to any person legally permitted to possess them, including a licensed FFL of YOUR CHOICE. Once your firearms and ammunition have been surrendered or confiscated, immediately write and deliver a letter to them with instructions as to where they are going to be transferred. The licensing authority must deliver the firearms/ammunition within ten days of receipt of your letter. The licensing authority, after taking possession of your firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or ammunition may transfer possession for storage purposes to a federally and state licensed dealer who operates a bonded warehouse unless the firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or ammunition is believed to be evidence linked to a crime, in which case the licensing authority will keep possession. Very important in order to avoid the costly fees of having your weapons stored in a bonded warehouse, make sure that you immediately deliver your letter with instructions for transfer to your licensing authority (see above). Any dealer that takes possession of a weapon under the provisions of this section shall: inspect such weapon; issue to the owner a receipt indicating the make, model, caliber, serial number and condition of each weapon so received; and store and maintain all weapons so received in accordance with such regulations, rules or guidelines as the secretary of the executive office of public safety may establish under this section Having your firearms and ammunition stored in a bonded warehouse can get very expensive. You will be responsible for paying all storage, handling, and processing fees before you can get them out or have them transferred. This is why delivering your letter with transfer instructions to your licensing authority immediately is so important. Once your licensing authority has your letter they must transfer the firearms/ammunition to your legally designated person, instead of the bonded warehouse. If you leave your firearms and ammunition in a bonded warehouse fees will pile up very quickly and will often times total more than they are worth. You only have one year to get your firearms and ammunition out of the bonded warehouse, after one year they can and will sell them and will only reimburse you the amount of the sale minus the various fees. As stated, often times these fees add up to as much or more than the firearms and ammunition are worth. Be sure to keep your firearms from winding up in the bonded warehouses!33…44Also, if you let your due storage fees get more than 90 days late, they can legally sell your firearms and ammunition! Know your rights, do not let this happen! Surrender/Confiscation due to 209A Restraining Order See all of 209A here If somebody files a restraining order on you AND if the person filing the restraining order convinces the court that you are likely to abuse or harm them you will need to immediately surrender your firearms, ammunition, LTC/FID Card etc. to your licensing authority. Also, the surrendered or confiscated firearms, ammunition, etc. can only be transferred to a licensed FFL, and not a “duly authorized person”. (This is what differentiates a 209A suspension/revocation from any other.) Once somebody files a restraining order on you, law enforcement officials will immediately take possession of all firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, ammunition, and LTC/FID that you possess, often times through confiscation at your place of residence. Any violation of such orders shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than two and one-half years in a house of correction, or by both such fine and imprisonment. If you feel the restraining order is in error or unjust you may petition the court which issued the order to surrender for a review. The court must hear your plea within ten days of filing.33…44If your employment requires the possession of a firearm or ammunition the court must hear your plea within two days of filing.
MB Sporting Goods
51A glenn street
Three Rivers MA. 01080
Contact us: 1-413-289-6088
We can convert your high capacity magazines to a legal limit of 10 rounds, Almost any mag can be converted,
To get a magazine worked on just send it to MB Sporting Goods 51A glenn street Three Rivers Ma. 01080 with your name address and a phone number and a E mail address , When completed we will send you a Invoice with instructions on how to complete transaction. If you prefer to send check or money order to us please contact us for a price first. Or come in and have it done in our shop location.
ULTRASONIC CLEANNING SERVICE OFFERED: Don't want to clean your own gun, or need something cleaned, we will ultrasonically clean and lube your firearm for you. Any time your firearm get’s wet, any morning when it is waiting in the damp to do it’s job you are exposing it to elements that will eventually corrode and destroy it. Swing by once a year for a clean and inspect of your guns. Make them last forever and be family heirlooms. For those of you not in New England or Western Mass you can mail your firearms to us for all your gunsmithing needs and we will mail them right back once the work is complete! Contact us for pricing.
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LTC/FID Course: We are a Certified State Police Firearms Instructor , We offer the classes you need to carry firearms in the state of Massachusetts.
We Buy And Trade New and Used Firearms!
Selling or trading your firearm is simple at MB Sporting Goods!
*Working or not*, Just send us a photo and description and we will let you know what we will pay. If you are local we will come to you, If you are in another State and you have a large collection we will come to you if we can.
Gun Transfers: We will be happy to transfer your firearm for you, The cost is $25.00
Please remember to bring your Pin number that was given to you with your LTC/FID
Also any other auction site or dealer or Private transfer.
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