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Firearms Business Location Requirements

Firearms Business Location Requirements

Contacts

Firearms Records Bureau

Phone

Call Firearms Records Bureau at (617) 660-4782

Online

Email Firearms Records Bureau at frb@mass.gov
Email Firearms Records Bureau at gundealers@mass.gov

The Details

What you need

Massachusetts law requires that all firearms dealers maintain a place of business that is not a residence or dwelling where they must conduct all transactions and keep all their records.

Case law further determines that the residence or dwelling be a building that is not at the same address as the residence of the dealer, and in a commercial setting.

How to manage

See Firearm Transaction Recording Regulations

Contact

Address
200 Arlington St., Suite 2200, Chelsea, MA 02150
Directions
Phone
Call Firearms Records Bureau at (617) 660-4782
Online
Email Firearms Records Bureau at frb@mass.gov
Email Firearms Records Bureau at gundealers@mass.gov
Fax
Fax (617) 884-4601

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