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

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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.townofwales.net/322/Firearms-License-Renewal-New-Application
Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Last confirmed: Sept. 16, 2026

Firearms License Renewal & New Application Process | Wales, MA
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Firearms License Renewal & New Application Process
Firearms License Renewal & New Application Process
Firearms Licensing Update -
All renewals will be processed through the mail. New applicants will need to contact us for an appointment. Instructions for Renewals and New Applications are outlined below.
FOR RENEWALS ONLY:
Download and complete application from the Mass.gov website.
Include check for $100 payable to the Town of Wales.
Please mail check and application to the Wales Police Department. P. O. Box 262 Wales, MA 01081.
FOR NEW APPLICANTS ONLY:
Download and complete application from the Mass.gov website.
Please contact us directly to schedule an appointment for application processing and finger printing.
To schedule an appointment please call us directly at 413-245-6030 or email us at Email .
For your appointment please bring the following
Completed application.
A check for $100. payable to the Town of Wales (no check needed if you are 70 years of age or older at time of renewal).
Copy of your basic firearm safety certificate.
You will be finger printed at your appointment.
Thank You,
Wales Police Department

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).