Gloucester firearms licensing requirements, as published | Law Office of Christopher B. O'Brien

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This department publishes little of its own. What follows is everything Gloucester makes available about firearms licensing, which may be only a fee, a set of hours, or a note about who handles applications. For anything further the department will have to be asked directly.

This is not law. It records what the licensing authority named below published, on the date shown. It is not a statement of what the law requires, and it is not legal advice.

Examine every requirement on this page. Ask what authorizes it. A licensing authority's power comes from the statute. Municipal pages go years without revision, some state requirements the statute does not impose, and some contradict themselves. We record what a body says; whether it may lawfully say it is a separate question.

Firearms licensing, as published by the licensing authority

Source: www.gloucester-ma.gov/320/Applications-Forms
Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Last confirmed: Sept. 16, 2026

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The following forms are available by clicking on the links:
Registry of Motor Vehicles:
Motor Vehicle Crash Operator Report - Registry of Motor Vehicles
Change of Address Form - Registry of Motor Vehicles
Driver Complaint Form - Registry of Motor Vehicles
Firearms Licensing:
Application for a Firearms License - Resident - Mass.gov
Application for a Firearms License - Non-Resident - Mass.gov
Criminal Records Inquiry:
Criminal Record Checks - Mass.gov
For More Information
Please contact the Gloucester Police Department for questions or additional information about the above forms at (978) 325-5400 .

Check it against the statute

The provisions a municipal licensing page most often touches: G.L. c. 140, § 131 (licenses to carry), G.L. c. 140, § 121F (applications, suitability, judicial review), G.L. c. 140, § 131P (the safety certificate).