This information applies to licensing tasks which can be performed by Gun Dealers.
Please reference the table below to identify age and license-type restrictions on firearm purchases within MIRCS Massachusetts Instant Record Check System, the computer application for which this user guide is written. Squares marked with an X indicate the sale is permitted. Blank squares indicate the sale is restricted.
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Issued |
License Type |
Age |
Handgun (Non-Large Capacity) |
Handgun (Large Capacity) |
Rifle (Non-Large Capacity) |
Rifle (Large Capacity) |
Shotgun (Non-Large Capacity) |
Shotgun (Large Capacity) |
Machine Gun |
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LO Licensing Official |
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms |
21+ |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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LO |
Resident Class A Large Capacity License to Carry Firearms |
21+ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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LO |
Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun |
21+ |
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X |
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LO |
Firearms Identification Card |
18+ |
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X |
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X |
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LO |
Firearms Identification Card Restricted Chemical Propellant Only |
18+ |
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LO |
Resident Class A Large Capacity Sports Competition Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
21+ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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LO |
Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity Sports Competition Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
21+ |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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LO |
License to Sell/Rent/Lease Firearms, Rifles, Shotguns or Machine Guns |
21+ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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LO |
License to Sell Ammunition |
21+ |
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LO |
License to Perform Services as a Gunsmith |
21+ |
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LO |
Permit to Purchase |
21+ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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FRB the Firearms Record Bureau, a division of the Criminal History Systems Board |
Resident Alien Permit to Possess Non Large Capacity Rifle/Shotgun |
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X |
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X |
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FRB |
Non-Resident License to Possess a Machine Gun Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
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FRB |
Non Resident Class A Large Capacity Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
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FRB |
Non Resident Class B Non-Large Capacity Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
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FRB |
Non Resident Class A Large Capacity Employment/Military Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
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FRB |
Non Resident Class B Non Large Capacity Employment/Military Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
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FRB |
Non Resident Alien Class A Large Capacity Firearms Competition Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
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FRB |
Non Resident Alien Class B Non Large Capacity Firearms Competition Temp. License to Carry Firearms |
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MSP Massachusetts State Police |
Gun Club License |
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