Only when asked by the officer

Concealed Carry is legal in accordance with state laws that regulate the right to carry

No specific restriction

Concealed guns on campus prohibited by law.

Prohibited

Churches act like any other private property and may restrict
on a church by church basis

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67

Firearms must be securely stored any time they are not in the owner's immediate control.

The sale, transfer, or new acquisition of magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds is unlawful.

Prohibited.

Unloaded guns may be in vehicles if secured in the trunk or in a locked case or other secure container

Uniform throughout state

"Massachusetts Basic Firearms Safety Course"

Non-residents may apply

No

Duty to Retreat before using ANY force except when in your dwelling (278-8a)

- Any building or grounds of an elementary or secondary school, college, or university, including student transport, without written authorization from the board or officer in charge
- Places owned, leased, or controlled by state, county, or municipal government and used for government administration, judicial or court administrative proceedings, or correctional services — including buildings, grounds, and parking areas. State-owned public land open for hunting is excepted, and a municipality may vote to exclude its administrative buildings
- Locations storing or tabulating ballots during voting or tabulation hours, and polling places and early voting sites while open for voting, plus within 150 feet of the entrance door
- Court facilities and other Trial Court buildings
- Airports operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority — Logan, Hanscom Field, and Worcester Regional. Firearms must be delivered unloaded and cased to the air carrier immediately upon entering the terminal. Parking areas appear to be covered as well
- The Logan Airport security zone, extending 500 feet seaward of the mean high water line
- Casinos and gaming establishments — all public, non-public, restricted, and non-restricted areas, with signs required at each entrance
- Snow vehicles and recreation vehicles, and trailers or sleds attached to them, without an LTC or FID and compliance with the vehicle-carry statute
- State wildlife sanctuaries and nature preserves
- Mount Greylock War Memorial Park, and within a 0.75 mile radius of the War Memorial Tower
- Boston parks and other places under the Parks and Recreation Commission, except boundary roads and parkways with dwellings
- Steamship Authority ferries to Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket
- Any property posted against firearms, since posting creates criminal trespass liability
- State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law

Firearms Bureau / Mass.
200 Arlington St Ste 2200
Chelsea, MA 02150
617-660-4782
www.mass.gov/eopss

Local Police

6 Years

In Mass there is a Resident Firearm License which is required to possess firearms and a License to Carry which is required to carry them. link