MA Attorney General Responds to GOAL’s Request for Investigation

As our members know, Gun Owners’ Action League sent a letter in early March to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. In that letter, GOAL asked the AG to investigate the illegal licensing activities taking place around the Commonwealth (see: GOAL Requests Massachusetts Attorney General to Intervene in Illegal Licensing Activities).

In what can only be interpreted as good news, the AG’s office has contacted GOAL and informed us that they are going through the package that we sent them. The Office also asked us to forward them any other evidence of illegal licensing activities to help them determine how wide spread these problems are.

To assist the AG in their investigation, GOAL is requesting that our members forward us any information regarding illegal licensing activities taking place in the city or town. These could include:

• Any fees charged over the $100 statutory limit,

• Any non-standard application not provided by the state,

• Any letters of references or doctor’s letters (Letters are not required by law and actually violates M.G.L. Chapter 66, Section 10, see below.)

• Additional safety courses not required by law (Some towns are apparently forcing citizens to only take the course provided by the town.)

• Or any other illegal additions to the application process.

Please send any documentation or evidence of such wrong doings to the GOAL office so that we can compile it and forward it on to the Attorney General’s office. Send any information to:

GOAL

AG Investigation

P.O. Box 567

Northboro, MA 01532

Email: AngelaFisher@goal.org

Fax: 508-393-5222

M.G.L. Chapter 66, Section 10: The executive director of the criminal history systems board, the criminal history systems board and its agents, servants, and attorneys including the keeper of the records of the firearms records bureau of said department, or any licensing authority, as defined by chapter one hundred and forty shall not disclose any records divulging or tending to divulge the names and addresses of persons who own or possess firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns and ammunition therefor, as defined in said chapter one hundred and forty and names and addresses of persons licensed to carry and/or possess the same to any person, firm, corporation, entity or agency except criminal justice agencies as defined in chapter six and except to the extent such information relates solely to the person making the request and is necessary to the official interests of the entity making the request.