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Firearms Licensing | Wellesley, MA
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Firearms Licensing
You may download an application (PDF) ) or apply for your license online through the MIRCS Firearm Licensing Portal .
Applicants can stop by the Wellesley Police Department at any time to drop off their paper application and paperwork.
First time applicants will be contacted by the records manger to schedule an appointment for fingerprints after their application is received.
Application Requirements
An applicant must submit all of the following:
Valid Massachusetts Drivers License
Proof of Residency (Listing in Most Recent List of Residents Book or Letter From Town Clerk) or Proprietor of a Business in Town
$100 Application Fee - Cash or Check (Payable to Town of Wellesley) Applicants 70 and Over Free
Fingerprints Required for First License to Carry (LTC) Firearms.
Valid Copy of a Massachusetts State Police Certified Basic Firearms Safety Course or a Hunter Safety Course
Letter Addressed to Chief Scott Whittemore Detailing Your Needs for a License to Carry Firearms
Two Letters of Reference From a Non-Relative With Phone Numbers Included
Must Be 21 at Time of Application
Licenses are valid for not less than 5 years nor more than 6 years from your birthday.
Class A LTC Entitlements
A class A license shall entitle a holder thereof to purchase, rent, borrow, possess and carry firearms (handguns), rifles and shotguns including large capacity firearms, rifles and shotguns and feeding devices and ammunition therefore, for all lawful purposes, subject to such restrictions relative to the possession, use or carrying of firearms as the licensing authority deems proper.
Class B LTC Entitlements
A class B license shall entitle a holder thereof to purchase, rent, lease, borrow, possess and carry firearms, rifles and shotguns including large capacity rifles and shotguns (but not firearms) and feeding devices and ammunition therefore, for all lawful purposes, subject to such restrictions relative to the possession, use or carrying of firearms as the licensing authority deems proper.
A class B licensee may possess large capacity shotguns and rifles including so-called assault weapons permitted by law, and all handguns except those which are semi-automatic with a magazine capacity of more than ten rounds, or which have been determined to be large capacity by their placement on the EOPS "Large Capacity Weapons Roster."
A class B license shall not entitle the holder thereof to carry or possess a loaded firearm in a concealed manner in any public way or place.
Class C Firearms Identification (FID) Card Entitlements
A class C FID card shall entitle a holder thereof to purchase, rent, lease, borrow, possess and carry non-large capacity rifles and shotguns and ammunition therefore for all lawful purposes subject to the existing statutory restrictions regarding carrying on public ways, in vehicles, etc. An FID card also entitles a minor to purchase a rifle, shotgun or ammunition including chemical sprays.
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).