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Firearm disqualifications in Massachusetts
What disqualifies you from owning a firearm in Massachusetts?
Someone in Massachusetts is disqualified from owning a firearm if they are:
- They have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor
- Have been committed to a hospital or institution for mental illness or alcohol
- Mentally unstable and can possess danger to themselves or others around them
- Are an alien in the United States
- Currently subject to orders for suspension
- Have been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States
- Are a fugitive from justice
- Have renounced their United States citizenship
- Have an outstanding arrest warrant
Felony restrictions on firearms in Massachusetts
Those convicted of a felony in Massachusetts:
They cannot possess a firearm
They cannot purchase a firearm
They cannot transport a firearm
Mental health restrictions on firearms in Massachusetts
They cannot possess a firearm
They cannot purchase a firearm
They cannot transport a firearm
More on Massachusetts Firearm Laws