1. Massachusetts LTC/FID Class

2. Massachusetts LTC/FID Class
Ken Maurer
NRA Instructor & Training Counselor
Certified by Massachusetts & Utah
Numerous combat shooting & personal protection training courses

3. Licenses & Application Carry, Storage, Transportation, Purchase & Sale
“Mass Compliant” &
“Assault Weapons”
Firearm Safety & Lethal Force

4. Licenses & Application Carry, Storage, Transportation, Purchase & Sale
“Mass Compliant” &
“Assault Weapons”
Firearm Safety & Lethal Force

5. FID & LTC: Differences FID LTC Non-Large Capacity Rifles & Shotguns
Semiautomatic Rifles & Shotguns with
Shotguns with >5 Round Magazines
Rifles with >10 Round Magazines
LTC
Rifles & Shotguns
Handguns

6. FID & LTC: Application Massachusetts Residents Non-Residents $100
5-6 Years
Apply at local Police Department
Non-Residents
1 Year
Mail application to Firearms Record Bureau, then get an appointment for an interview.

7. Page 2 of Resident Application --- Page 6 of Non-Resident Application

8. Reasons In the Home for Protection Recreational shooting Collecting
Competition (formal or informal)
Hunting
Under some circumstances to Carry for Protection

9. Change of Address Report by Certified Mail (30 days)
Firearms Record Bureau
Licensing Authority that issued license
Licensing Authority in new residence

10. Licenses & Application Carry, Storage, Transportation, Purchase & Sale
“Mass Compliant” &
“Assault Weapons”
Firearm Safety & Lethal Force

11. Concealed Carry Law doesn’t specify concealed, but … Carry Prohibited
Federal Buildings
Military Property
Schools
Alcohol & Drugs
Basic Safety
Possesion Prohibited if “under influence”
Anywhere
No specified standard

12. Storage & Transportation
Basic Safety
Required by Massachusetts Law
Transportation
Unloaded
Locked Case
Interstate Transportation
Firearm Owners’ Protection Act (1986)
Flying

13. Purchase, Sale & Registration
Massachusetts Dealers
“Massachusetts Compliant”
Licensed Residents
EF-10 Reporting
Out-of-State
Rifles & Shotguns Only
EF-10 if brought into Massachusetts (7 days)
Lost/Stolen/Recovered Firearms

14. Licenses & Application Carry, Storage, Transportation, Purchase & Sale
“Mass Compliant” &
“Assault Weapons”
Firearm Safety & Lethal Force

15. “Assault Weapons” Federal Ban Expired in 2004
Items made before 9/14/94 exempt
Massachusetts Version still in Effect
Serious Penalties
Certain types of Semi-Auto Firearms
Large-Capacity Magazines
Handguns & Rifles over 10 rounds
Shotguns over 5 rounds

16. “Assault Weapons”
Certain Handguns, Shotguns & Rifles specified by name
Semi-Automatic Rifles with detachable magazines & 2 or more of the following:
Folding or telescoping stock
Pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Flash suppressor, or threaded barrel
Grenade launcher mount

17. “Assault Weapons”
Semi-Automatic Handguns with detachable magazines & 2 or more of the following:
Magazine that attaches outside the pistol grip
Threaded barrel
Barrel shroud
Unloaded weight of 50 oz (1.4 kg) or more
Semi-automatic version of a fully automatic firearm
Semi-Automatic Shotguns with 2 or more of the following:
Detachable magazine
Pistol grip
Folding or telescoping stock

18. Licenses & Application Carry, Storage, Transportation, Purchase & Sale
“Mass Compliant” &
“Assault Weapons”
Firearm Safety & Lethal Force

19. What Causes Accidents? Ignorance Carelessness Inexperience
Solution: Knowledge
Carelessness
Solution: Proper Attitude
Inexperience
Solution: Practice to improve Skills 19

20. Basic Safety Rules Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
Always keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you have made the decision to fire.
Never point a firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy.
Before the decision to fire, be sure of your target, your target’s environment and any other safety hazards.

21. Personal Protection Avoid Deescalate Escape
Non-Lethal/Less-Lethal Methods

22. Personal Protection Threat of Death or Serious Injury
Immanent
Reasonable
Not Agressor or Mutual Combat
Third Persons

24. Keep Guns & Ammunition Safe from Unauthorized Persons