
Originally Posted by
CapGun
Got my non Res Conn permit the other day. Applied for my Mass non res same time. Waiting to get called for interview in Chelsea.
As far as taking course given by a Mass instructor, I don't think that is necessary if you have a permit from your home state and send in proof of your NRA basic handgun course. Not so. Not only does having a permit from your home state NOT waive the requirement that your course be given by a MA certified instructor, having your home-state's permit is required in order to obtain their NR permit. IOW, it's not either/or, it's both.
Paragraph 2, 3rd page of the MA NR LTC application:
"Photocopy of Home State License to Carry Firearms: All applicants must submit a photocopy (both sides if applicable) of their home state license to carry firearms. If your home state does not issue firearms licenses, please submit notarized documentation confirming this fact, along with a letter from their local Police Chief.
Paragraph 4, 3rd page:
"...First time applicants must submit a copy of a recent certificate showing completion of a basic firearm safety course given in their home state or in Massachusetts. This course must have been taken with an instructor who is certified by the Colonel of the Massachusetts State Police (please ask your instructor prior to taking the course if he is certified in Massachusetts)."
BTW, notice that the top of that 3rd page states: "The following items must be received and applications must be complete before you will contacted by FRB staff to set up an appointment for final LTC processing in Chelsea, MA:" If you sent in a NRA cert. from an instructor who is not certified by MA, it's possible that you wont receive that call you're waiting for. You might want to give them a call.
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