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mayosligo · December 2, 2012, 11:26 AM

Having grown up in MA and still have relatives there, the last description I got was that you needed to get the local sheriff to authorize you to own a gun. It gad to be done in writing. Basically you are telling the sheriff why you should be able to own a gun and they are agreeing with your premise. Once they signed off in the paperwork you then had to take the safety class which then would allow you to purchase a firearm. This was right outside of Boston so it might be different in western mass. I think you can buy a rifle without a letter from your mother though.

December 2, 2012, 11:26 AM	#48
mayosligo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 301	Having grown up in MA and still have relatives there, the last description I got was that you needed to get the local sheriff to authorize you to own a gun. It gad to be done in writing. Basically you are telling the sheriff why you should be able to own a gun and they are agreeing with your premise. Once they signed off in the paperwork you then had to take the safety class which then would allow you to purchase a firearm. This was right outside of Boston so it might be different in western mass. I think you can buy a rifle without a letter from your mother though.