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B.U. Student Walks Through What It Takes To Get Gun License in Massachusetts

B.U. Student Walks Through What It Takes To Get Gun License in Massachusetts

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A hundred-dollar license application fee, a $100 certified safety course, a $100 firearms identification card, fingerprints, background check, approval by local police chief, and a shooting accuracy test if you're a resident of Boston — plus a wait of up to 40 days — and presto!, you may get a license to carry a handgun in Massachusetts. But what if, like the nonresident student reporter, you aim isn't that great?

A hundred-dollar license application fee, a $100 certified safety course, a $100 firearms identification card, fingerprints, background check, approval by local police chief, and a shooting accuracy test if you're a resident of Boston — plus a wait of up to 40 days — and presto!, you may get a license to carry a handgun in Massachusetts. But what if, like the nonresident student reporter, you aim isn't that great?…