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Gun Licenses Now Harder To Turn Down In Massachusetts After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, State Officials Say

Gun Licenses Now Harder To Turn Down In Massachusetts After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, State Officials Say

Massachusetts police chiefs can no longer deny a firearms license because an applicant lacks what a chief considers a good reason to have it, state officials say. While gun owners still need a license, less is left up to the discretion of license-issuing authorities in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Massachusetts police chiefs can no longer deny a firearms license because an applicant lacks what a chief considers a good reason to have it, state officials say. While gun owners still need a license, less is left up to the discretion of license-issuing authorities in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.…