Firearms Licensing & Information

FID/License to Carry Firearms Information

Applications for FID cards and Licenses to Carry firearms are processed by the Central Records Office. Application/information packets may downloaded or be picked up in person at the police station. In order for an application to be processed, the applicant should bring the completed application and a check/money order (NO CASH) for $100.00 made payable to the Town of Falmouth to the Central Records office between 8:30am and 2:30pm (Monday to Friday).

Firearms Transfer

Massachusetts General Law c. 140, §§128A and 128B, requires all individuals who sell, transfer, inherit, or lose a firearm to report the sale, transfer, inheritance, or loss of the firearms to the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services Firearms Records Bureau (FRB). This on-line system will allow you to report the sale, transfer, inheritance, or loss/theft data electronically to the FRB. Massachusetts Firearms Registration and Transfer System

Change of Address
 

Use this form to notify the Firearms Record Bureau that your address has changed: Change of Address Form

Legal Information

Massachusetts Firearms Registration & Laws (Select "Firearms Records Bureau" on left): Firearms Support Services, approved Weapons, approved firearm safety/locking devices, Firearms Safety, Gun Laws, Taser Regulations, and Approved Basic Firearms Safety Courses.

FID Cardholder-Federally Prohibited Person Notification

Federal Laws, Regulations, & Rulings

Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide 2005

Massachusetts Fish & Wildlife: Guide to Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping (includes related gun laws)

This page last updated on Thursday, October 06, 2011

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