Here's a story about how screwed up Massachusetts Gun Laws are.
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Under Chapter 140, Section 123 the Local Licensing Authorities are required to conduct an annual inspection of all licensed retailers. The only authority they have under this law is:
“…inspect, in a reasonable manner, such records and inventory for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section…” there are two clear problems here.
First, the State law clearly requires the Commonwealth to provide a “sales record book” to all licensed retailers. To date, no such books have ever been made available. It is the practice of the State to consider the records in the Massachusetts Instant Record Check System to act as the official books. That means there are no records to inspect on the retailer premises.
Second, there is no State law requiring retailers to keep a State inventory or report such inventory. To further complicate matters if the local authorities conduct such an inspection is that Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) (as we understand it) are allowed to keep inventory that can’t be transferred in the Commonwealth. So, what exactly will they be inspecting?
Gun Owners’ Action League (GOAL) has requested a copy of the training curriculum for this inspection training because the list included in the press release falls far out of the enumerated authority. One, almost laughable, bullet point is “Assault Weapon Identification” – good luck with that. We have been trying to get a clear definition ever since Healey’s reckless, unilateral action in 2016.