New Applicants You must complete your LTC application via the online portal at: .
You will be notified by your local licensing authority when your firearms license application has been processed, either by telephone or by mail. You may need to pick up your firearms license in person. License processing may take up to 60 days.
If the handgun is not under his direct control, it must be unloaded and in a locked case or other secure container, or secured with a trigger lock. All persons transporting large capacity rifles and shotguns must transport them unloaded and in a locked case, locked trunk or other secure container.
You will be notified by your local licensing authority when your firearms license application has been processed, either by telephone or by mail. You may need to pick up your firearms license in person. License processing may take up to 60 days.
Commission of a felony or misdemeanor with a sentence greater than two years. Commission of a violent crime. Violation of any firearms law punishable by imprisonment. Violation of any narcotics law.
Please be aware that once your LTC/FID expires it is expired, there is no longer a grace period. If you renew your license prior to the expiration date, then the permit becomes indefinite until you receive your new permit.
Contact the Firearms License Application Status Hotline at (617) 660-4722. Have your full name, date of birth, and driver's license number available.
Firearms license application processing includes a state and federal background check, a fingerprint based background check, and a check with the Department of Mental Health. You will be notified by your local licensing authority when your firearms license application has been processed, either by telephone or by mail.
Commission of a felony or misdemeanor with a sentence greater than two years. Commission of a violent crime. Violation of any firearms law punishable by imprisonment. Violation of any narcotics law.