NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

July 7, 2026

The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), the Department of Criminal

Justice Information Services (DCJIS), and the Massachusetts State Police, hereby provide notice

of a public hearing to solicit input on two new regulations:

1. Firearms Data Dashboard, 803 CMR 12.00 (DCJIS)

2. Licensing Authority Training Seminars and Firearms Dealer Online Training Program, 501

CMR XX; and amendments to one existing regulation:

3. Basic Firearms Safety Course Requirements and Firearm Instructor Certification, 515

CMR 3.00.

Under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A, EOPSS, DCJIS, and MSP will conduct a public

hearing for the purpose of gathering comments, ideas, and information concerning the three

regulations listed herein.

Summary of Proposed Amendments:

An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws of Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 (the “Act”), requires

EOPSS, in consultation with the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, to

promulgate regulations governing online dashboards containing relevant state-wide firearms data

available for public viewing. The Act also requires regulations governing training for licensed

firearms dealers and local licensing authorities. Additionally, the Act made several changes to the

requirements of Basic Firearms Safety courses, including a live-fire component, resulting in the

need to amend 515 CMR 3.00.

Availability of Proposed Amendments:

A written copy of the proposed regulations may be obtained by e-mailing a request to EOPSS

Deputy General Counsel John H. Melander, Jr., at John.Melander@mass.gov

The proposed regulations are available on EOPSS’s website, located here:

• Draft Basic Firearm Safety Course and Instructor Certification Regulations (English, PDF 94.15 KB)
• Draft Gun Dealer and Licensing Authority Training Regulations (English, PDF 108.93 KB)
• Draft Firearms Data Dashboard Regulations  (English, PDF 157.69 KB)

Submission of Comments:

Written comments or testimony in advance of the hearing are welcome and may be

submitted by e-mail to John.Melander@mass.gov with a subject line stating, “Firearms Comment”

or by mail to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, One Ashburton Place, Room

2133, Boston, MA 02108, attention John H. Melander, Jr. Comments received after July 7, 2026,

at 5:00 p.m. may not be accepted. All persons desiring to be heard on this matter should join the

virtual hearing, and participants shall conduct themselves as if attending the hearing in-person.