Number of gun licenses in Massachusetts shoots up

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4. It would be a fuck load more than that...

if it weren't for the unnecessary and contemptible hoops to jump through, and obstacles
put in place, that discourages many from even applying for a permit.

...it would mean that +/- 3.8% of Bay Staters have a concealed weapons permit, which is about a 20% increase since 2006.

That's where the vernacular/terminology of MA firearms is misleading... a Class A LTC
(or Class B LTC), is bestowed by the local CLEO, which grants the privilege and permission for the holder to purchase and posses firearms.

That privilege can be restricted by the same issuing authority as they see fit, or deem appropriate.

Depending on where one lives within the Commonwealth... an "unrestricted" Class A LTC (allowing the holder to carry concealed), is not easy to come by.