More Massachusetts residents applied for firearm permits in 2020 than the previous two years combined, state data shows.
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More Massachusetts residents applied for firearm permits in 2020 than the previous two years combined, state data shows.
Last year, 54,082 Bay State residents filed for a new License to Carry permit, eclipsing the previous year’s number by more than 30,000, according to data from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
{ Massachusetts requires that all applicants be approved by the local city/town's police chief, pay $100 for a 6 year permit, take an approved NRA Firearm Class and pass a background check by the MSP before the head of the MSP signs off on the applicant. Which then goes back to the local Police Chief for him/her to determine if a license will be issued. }
There were lawsuits filed that some of the larger cities had stopped or were delaying issuing permits due to CoVID for months.