MA City Requires Written Essay to Obtain Gun Permit

By Guns ‘n’ Freedom

If you want to get a gun permit in this Massachusetts town you better make sure you’re writing skills are up to par.

A new firearm policy in Lowell, MA will require residents to write an essay before they are allowed to obtain a gun permit.

A gun-safety course is already required before anyone obtains a license to carry a gun, but the new policy on writing formal essays before obtaining an unrestricted gun license has residents making complaints with their local government.

The essay must include an explanation as to why they should receive the license and other documents must include any service history like working in the military or police force. Signed letters of recommendation must also be submitted.

According to Lowellsun.com,

Critics who spoke Tuesday, and who’ve blasted the policy before, made one last attempt at persuading Police Superintendent William Taylor to make it less onerous on applicants.

“I will never write an essay to get my rights as an American citizen,” resident Dan Gannon said.

Taylor did agree to work with one resident, a trained firearms-safety instructor, to help shape a training course applicants will be required to take. The trainer, Randy Breton, strongly criticized Taylor moments earlier for what he …Read the Rest

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