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Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
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Personal Safety

Firearms Services

The Firearms Records Bureau is the Commonwealth's repository for all firearms license and transaction data, issues non-resident firearms licenses and resident alien permits, and provides guidance to local licensing officers.

Here you'll find information regarding firearms licenses, firearms sales and transfers, appealing a firearms license denial, approved firearms rosters, and firearms laws for the Commonwealth.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Apply for a firearms license 
Record a private sale or transfer 

All other tasks

Renew a firearms license 
Check the status of your firearms license application 
Obtain your firearms license PIN 
Report a change of address 
Appeal a firearms license denial 

What you need to know

Massachusetts Firearms Laws 
Approved firearms rosters 
Information for firearms dealers 

Contact Information

Address

200 Arlington St., Suite 2200, Chelsea, MA 02150
directions 

Phone

(617) 660-4782

Fax

Fax (617) 884-4601

Additional Resources

Request your firearms transaction history
Approved Firearm Safety / Locking Devices (PDF 44.07 KB)
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