Only in Massachusetts
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Only in Massachusetts
I didn't see an MA thread. My friend sent me this one.
Ex-Brockton mayoral candidate arrested after 1 bullet found in his car:
https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/ne ... 262676002/
Could you imagine a license requirement to have ammo?
Ex-Brockton mayoral candidate arrested after 1 bullet found in his car:
https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/ne ... 262676002/
Could you imagine a license requirement to have ammo?
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Where was this? Mexico?
I'm surprised they didn't shoot him after spotting a deadly 9mm round.
I'm surprised they didn't shoot him after spotting a deadly 9mm round.
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Arrested and charged for having a single 9mm round coincident to a traffic stop. This is crazy but there is another lesson here as well... don't borrow a car that is not registered, has no insurance and then use it to tailgate an ambulance at night in front of the popo.Hoodasnacks wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:34 pm I didn't see an MA thread. My friend sent me this one.
Ex-Brockton mayoral candidate arrested after 1 bullet found in his car:
https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/ne ... 262676002/
Could you imagine a license requirement to have ammo?
Syntyr
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Insane.
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Brockton is a long way from Lexington and Concord.
The sooner I get behind, the more time I have to catch up.
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So what kind of license do you need to posess ammo? What educational and training requirements are there for ammo??? 

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I guess only Wayne gets a second chance in Brockton.
Seriously though. Sure makes me appreciate Texas more.
Seriously though. Sure makes me appreciate Texas more.
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Knowing possession of ammunition by someone prohibited from owning a gun is prohibited in MA by this statute.
I couldn't find anything stating that simple possession by a non-prohibited person is a chargeable offense.
I couldn't find anything stating that simple possession by a non-prohibited person is a chargeable offense.
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Re: Only in Massachusetts
I read their law as no one could possess any ammunition without their firearm owners ID card, but I could be wrong.Excaliber wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:13 am Knowing possession of ammunition by someone prohibited from owning a gun is prohibited in MA by this statute.
I couldn't find anything stating that simple possession by a non-prohibited person is a chargeable offense.
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From what my friend tells me (who has a MA CHL), that appears to be correct. It does make me thankful for Texas.srothstein wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:41 amI read their law as no one could possess any ammunition without their firearm owners ID card, but I could be wrong.Excaliber wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:13 am Knowing possession of ammunition by someone prohibited from owning a gun is prohibited in MA by this statute.
I couldn't find anything stating that simple possession by a non-prohibited person is a chargeable offense.
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The link takes me to a web page for a So Cal law firm that operates out of the Inland Empire ? ? ? Not MA.Excaliber wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:13 am Knowing possession of ammunition by someone prohibited from owning a gun is prohibited in MA by this statute.
I couldn't find anything stating that simple possession by a non-prohibited person is a chargeable offense.


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I attended my favorite aunt’s funeral in southeastern Massachusetts (I’m originally from there, but got out in the early 80’s)...
I had a pen made out of 7.62 cases (https://www.juniorsbulletpens.com/shop) and one of my cousins saw it...
After admiring it, he told me to make sure a police officer didn’t see it, otherwise I’d be arrested...
what the heck, I asked, and he told me I did not have a license to possess any weapon chambered in 7.62 and thus could not legally own any component of that weapon...
True story...sad, but true...
I had a pen made out of 7.62 cases (https://www.juniorsbulletpens.com/shop) and one of my cousins saw it...
After admiring it, he told me to make sure a police officer didn’t see it, otherwise I’d be arrested...
what the heck, I asked, and he told me I did not have a license to possess any weapon chambered in 7.62 and thus could not legally own any component of that weapon...
True story...sad, but true...
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So I guess my 20mm bottle opener would get me sent to a death camp...von Clausewitz wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:51 pm I attended my favorite aunt’s funeral in southeastern Massachusetts (I’m originally from there, but got out in the early 80’s)...
I had a pen made out of 7.62 cases (https://www.juniorsbulletpens.com/shop) and one of my cousins saw it...
After admiring it, he told me to make sure a police officer didn’t see it, otherwise I’d be arrested...
what the heck, I asked, and he told me I did not have a license to possess any weapon chambered in 7.62 and thus could not legally own any component of that weapon...
True story...sad, but true...
Syntyr
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pushpullpete wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 1:41 pmThe link takes me to a web page for a So Cal law firm that operates out of the Inland Empire ? ? ? Not MA.Excaliber wrote: Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:13 am Knowing possession of ammunition by someone prohibited from owning a gun is prohibited in MA by this statute.
I couldn't find anything stating that simple possession by a non-prohibited person is a chargeable offense.
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I grabbed the wrong link.
I found multiple links to MA lawyer pages that say possession of ammo without a FID card is a crime, but I couldn't find an explicit reference to that anywhere in the law section they cited.
Apparently it's in there somewhere, somehow. Just another mysterious benefit of living in a people's republic.
Excaliber
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Doesn't surprise me. This is a state that won't let you even own a sling shot.
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