OK, I will backdrop my situation:
I am a legal Class A large capacity license holder, issued by the city of Boston MA. I also am a legal Boston resident. The fact of the matter is that a Class A high capacity license used to mean "Concealed Carry". Well not in Boston it doesn't
They can (read "always will unless you convince us that you need to carry, as in you're a lawyer or private detective or similar") put a restriction on the license, and that restriction is "Sport and target use only, no Concealed Carry". This means I cannot carry a handgun on my person, and I must only transport a firearm directly to and then from the pistol or rifle range
Here's the problem- Where I live, it's the end of the subway line. Where I live, I heard the shots from the drug bust three weeks ago. Where I live, there have been multiple murders in the last 3 or 4 years and many assaults. Where I live, the car parked in front of my apartment had a wheel stolen off it last week. Where I live, houses get broken into. Where I live, a man actually offered to kill me last week (I told the idiot to go home, now, and he did, but I was of course unarmed). Where I live, I have had to run down the street and corral the ambulance for the man whose store had been robbed, and who was bleeding from the head.
So if I hear commotion in my back yard or at my car, I can't carry, technically, unless it's in my hand, and then of course I am brandishing a weapon when I did not know if my life was in danger and violating the restriction on my license, making me the criminal. Nice.
Does any of this seem like I might want to have my right to carry to anybody but me?
I wish to pursue getting my License to carry concealed. I qualified on the Boston Police Range, took all the courses state, private, and city, jumped through every hoop in this city, which is hard to get a handgun permit in. The hell of it is, any other MA resident with a CCW can waltz into Boston and do their legal thing- but they just visit. Me, the guy who lives here who sees a guy stumble out of his store pouring blood- a store 2 blocks from my front door that I shop at...I can't?!?! And then I sleep here. Again, is this back-asswards or is it just me. Seems like it shouldn't be just me
Are there any Boston residents who have taken the steps to secure your CCW, and what steps did you take, who did you contact, etc. I assume this involves a lawyer
thanks in advance for any help
I am a legal Class A large capacity license holder, issued by the city of Boston MA. I also am a legal Boston resident. The fact of the matter is that a Class A high capacity license used to mean "Concealed Carry". Well not in Boston it doesn't
They can (read "always will unless you convince us that you need to carry, as in you're a lawyer or private detective or similar") put a restriction on the license, and that restriction is "Sport and target use only, no Concealed Carry". This means I cannot carry a handgun on my person, and I must only transport a firearm directly to and then from the pistol or rifle range
Here's the problem- Where I live, it's the end of the subway line. Where I live, I heard the shots from the drug bust three weeks ago. Where I live, there have been multiple murders in the last 3 or 4 years and many assaults. Where I live, the car parked in front of my apartment had a wheel stolen off it last week. Where I live, houses get broken into. Where I live, a man actually offered to kill me last week (I told the idiot to go home, now, and he did, but I was of course unarmed). Where I live, I have had to run down the street and corral the ambulance for the man whose store had been robbed, and who was bleeding from the head.
So if I hear commotion in my back yard or at my car, I can't carry, technically, unless it's in my hand, and then of course I am brandishing a weapon when I did not know if my life was in danger and violating the restriction on my license, making me the criminal. Nice.
Does any of this seem like I might want to have my right to carry to anybody but me?
I wish to pursue getting my License to carry concealed. I qualified on the Boston Police Range, took all the courses state, private, and city, jumped through every hoop in this city, which is hard to get a handgun permit in. The hell of it is, any other MA resident with a CCW can waltz into Boston and do their legal thing- but they just visit. Me, the guy who lives here who sees a guy stumble out of his store pouring blood- a store 2 blocks from my front door that I shop at...I can't?!?! And then I sleep here. Again, is this back-asswards or is it just me. Seems like it shouldn't be just me
Are there any Boston residents who have taken the steps to secure your CCW, and what steps did you take, who did you contact, etc. I assume this involves a lawyer
thanks in advance for any help