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1
Q

What is required to carry a handgun

A

LTC

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2
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What is required to carry a rifle or shotgun

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FID Card

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3
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A report that someone is carrying a firearm without more gives officers what

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Nothing - no RS

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4
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Name the plus factors leading to RS

A

Under 21
No holster
Brandishing or concealing
Loading in public
Knowingly ineligible for LTC
Fired gun
On street sale
Impaired person
Threat to public safety (erratic and has a gun)

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5
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What can an officer do if someone refuses to produce their LTC on demand

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Take the guns for 30 days

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6
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How old do you need to be to have an FID card

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15

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7
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Age to have a LTC

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21

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8
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People who are ineligible for LTC/FID

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  • Mass conviction of a felony or misdemeanor punishable by more than 2 years or weapons or drugs (eligible for FID 5 years later)
  • out of state federal convocation
  • court ordered committed (sec 12 or 35)
  • 209A order
  • dishonorable discharge
  • deemed not suitable by the court
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9
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When are you eligible for a FID card after being convicted of a felony or over 2 year misdemeanor

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5 years after conviction

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10
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When are you eligible for an LTC after convicted of a felony or misdemeanor

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Never

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11
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Who issues temporary LTC to aliens and non residents

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Colonel

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12
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When does an LTC/FID expire

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On the date shown, if they applied to renew before the expiration date it is still good until it is approved or denied

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13
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Active LTC extension after expiration

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180 days

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14
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What to do if the persons license expired and they did not apply to renew but we’re eligible

A

Confiscate the guns and the license and seek a civil fine

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15
Q

When do you arrest for an expired LTC

A

Person is currently disqualified from receiving a license or application has been denied orally or in writing

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16
Q

Do renewal exemptions apply to ammunition and large capacity?

A

No

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17
Q

When must you notify about a change of address

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30 days

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18
Q

What’s the penalty for failing to update address

A

Confiscate and civil fine

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19
Q

If the license authority decides to revoke an LTC what do officers need to enter the house

A

Warrant, Consent, exigency

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20
Q

If someone brings a gun outside to threaten a neighbor then goes back inside and comes back out again with it, how many charges of unlawful poss

A

2 counts

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21
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Elements for constructive possession

A

Intent, knowledge, control

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22
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Suspect with a gun in social media is enough to charge with unlawful possession?

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Yes

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23
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Inventory check found a gun rolled in a sweatshirt surrounded by other random items, unknown who owns the sweatshirt, good or bad

A

Bad

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24
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Can an incarcerated person possess a gun hidden on their fathers property through control of their father

A

Yes

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25
Q

Suspect 1 unlawful carry’s a gun to a robbery and is caught with suspect 2, who can be charged with unlawful possession

A

Both

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26
Q

What is no longer sufficient by itself to prove a gun is operational

A

Ballistics certificate

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27
Q

6 ways to prove a working firearm

A

Ballistics testimony
Defendant observed firing the gun
Recovered gun with a spent cartridge
Dry fired by police expert
Arresting officer fired the gun
Owner stated they fired the gun

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28
Q

What is the most sufficient way to prove an operation firearm

A

Ballistics testimony from an expert

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29
Q

Is an officers testimony about the working parts of a firearm or test firing process sufficient

A

No

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30
Q

Does a jammed weapon with a broken firing pin and missing extractor qualify as an operational firearm

A

Yes

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31
Q

Gun seriously damaged after being thrown from a vehicle, good or bad

A

Is an operational firearm as it was operational at the time of the offense

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32
Q

Does the defendant need to know the gun worked

A

No

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33
Q

Factors to prove the person knew the gun was loaded

A

The ammo can be seen
Fingerprints on the loaded mag
Carried on ones person and ready for use( easy access) - not in a sock
Firearm was used
Statement about knowledge of firearms

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34
Q

What is considered ammunition

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Cartridges, cases, primers, bullets, propellant powder designed for use in a gun

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35
Q

To charge one with possession of a large capacity firearm what must you prove

A

That they knew it was large capacity

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36
Q

What must one have to posses a firearm in their residence or their business

A

FID at least

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37
Q

What is covered by the home

A

Cartilage

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38
Q

Who may bring a gun to work under an FID

A

Only the business owner

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39
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Can a person with an FID have their gun at their girlfriends house who they sleep at once a week

A

No only their primary residence

40
Q

Barrel length for a pistol

A

Less than 16 inches

41
Q

Semiautomatic capable of accepting a large capacity feeding device of more than 10 rounds

A

Large capacity firearm

42
Q

Rifle barrel length

A

16 or more inches

43
Q

Barrel length for shot gun

Overall length

A

18 inches or more
26 inches or more

44
Q

What is considered large capacity for a rifle or pistol

A

Over 10 rounds

45
Q

What is considered large capacity for a shot gun

A

Over 5 rounds

46
Q

What do you need for a large capacity rifle or shot gun in a home, business or public

A

LTC

47
Q

Weapon loaded or unloaded that any number of bullets may be discharged by one trigger activation

A

Machine gun

48
Q

Who may have a machine gun

A

Law enforcement instructors - special personnel - bona fide collectors

49
Q

A device that causes the fire rate of a gun to increase

A

Bump stock

50
Q

Who can have a bump stock

A

No one

51
Q

Uses a lever to repeatedly activate the trigger

A

Trigger crank

52
Q

Who can have a trigger crank

A

No one

53
Q

Firearms that purposes designed to not look like a gun - who can have

A

Covert - no one

54
Q

What’s the charge for unlawful possession of a stun gun

A

Unlawful possession of a firearm

55
Q

What allows a person under 18 to have a BB or airsoft gun in public

A

Accompanied by someone over 18 or written permission and sporting license from the chief

Private? Allowed

56
Q

Who can have a silencer

A

Federal firearms manufacture , MPTC or law enforcement under direction of chief, colonel, or designee

57
Q

What age can buy SDS

A

18 and over

58
Q

Under 18 to have SDS what do you need

A

15-17 with an FID card

59
Q

Disqualifies for SDS is all of the same for firearms plus if you have a warrant or HPO

A
60
Q

Right of arrest unlawful possession SDS

A

Complaint

61
Q

Are flare guns exempt from LTC/FID

A

Yes

62
Q

Exemptions for gun licensing

A

Imitation firearms
Flare guns
Federal dealers
Voluntary surrendering (must put in writing when returning)
Ordinary shipping
Target concessions
Under 15 immediate supervision
Film or studio under supervision of LTC/FID

Temporary instruction

Transfer to heir -180 days

63
Q

Who can allow minors to use firearms under their supervision

A

Under 15 with supervision from LTC or FID holder

Parent or guardians under supervision

64
Q

Antique exemptions for LTC / FID

A

Before 1900 (does not include ammo)

65
Q

What must a person have to be sold or transferred a large capacity weapon

A

LTC

66
Q

What do you need to travel from state to state with a firearm

A

Licensed to carry in their home state and state of destination - firearm not accessible during transport

67
Q

When must you report a loss or theft of a gun

A

Forthwith to CJIS and licensing - failure is a complaint

68
Q

Non resident exemptions for rifles and shot guns

A

Meet requirements of the state they live in
Have a non resident hunting license during hunting season
Be at a shooting range
Traveling through MA with gun unloaded and in an enclosed container
Be at a first ms display by a collectors club
Be 18 or orders when acquiring w rifle or shotgun with a license

69
Q

Are green card holders considered residents or aliens

A

Residents

70
Q

How long does a new resident, person absent for no less than 180 days, or active returning military have to get an LTC in Ma

A

60 days - can not have any guns or ammo public during grace period

71
Q

Does the 60 day grace period apply to large capacity guns

A

No

72
Q

Penalty for not getting a MA license after the 60
Days

A

Arrest for unlawful possession

73
Q

Exemptions for firearms - nonresident

A

Take part in a competition, exhibition, collectors meeting, hunting excretion, IF
Is a US resident
Has a valid LTC from another state
If purpose is to hunt they must have a license

74
Q

Can non resident law enforcement
Carry in Ma

A

Yes - retired covered

75
Q

Non resident unlawful possession of pepper spray

A

Arrest unlawful possession of ammunition

76
Q

Non resident violations of conditions or expirations

A

Confiscate and admin by colonel

77
Q

Alien violation of conditions or expirations

A

Arrest

78
Q

Distance for discharging near a building

A

500 ft - blanks count (complaint)

79
Q

Discharging near a highway distance

A

150 ft

80
Q

Right of arrest - carrying a loaded rifle or shot gun in Public or unloaded unless in a case

A

In presence unless large capacity

81
Q

Poss of a firearm with defaced serial - ROA

A

Complaint

82
Q

Elements for improper storage

A

In a locked container with a properly engaged safety device or under control of authorized license holder

83
Q

Felony improper storage

A

Large capacity or someone under 18 has potential access

84
Q

Gun with safety lock in a cooler properly stored or no

A

Yes

85
Q

Does the storage law apply to guns before 1900

A

No

86
Q

Is the vehicle trunk a secure container

A

Yes

87
Q

Is the passenger compartment / locked glove box secure

A

Maybe if the car is locked and Has an alarm

88
Q

Gun trafficking elements

A

Within 12 months
Unlawfully and intentional
Transfer one handgun, rifle, shot gun, or machine gun

89
Q

Community gun ROA

A

Felony

90
Q

How many guns can you legally transfer having an LTC or FID and selling to a person with the same

A

4

91
Q

How many days do you have to report a gun purchased

A

Within 7 days

92
Q

Firearms change of address must be reported in

A

30 days

93
Q

Who can shoot at human silhouette targets

A

Public safety personal in performance of their duties

94
Q

LTC suspension, revocation appeal

A

90 days

95
Q

Restraining order hearing for guns

  • regular
  • if need for work
A

10 days and 2 days

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