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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 or renew a firearms license  Record a private firearms sale or transfer  Firearms License Frequently Asked Questions 

All other tasks

Check the status of your firearms license application  Obtain your firearms license PIN  Report an address or name change for your firearms license  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

More Information

Additional Resources

Request your personal firearms license or transaction history
View Firearm Safety Courses and Certified Instructors
Massachusetts Gun Transactions - 2006-2021
Firearms Licenses Active on April 1, 2022
Firearms Licenses Issued - 2006-2021
McCarthy v. Baker et al.-Preliminary Injunction Order May 7, 2020
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