Firearms Records Bureau v. Simkin

Jay E. Simkin, a New Hampshire resident, held a temporary nonresident Class A unrestricted license to carry firearms in Massachusetts (license). Following an incident that occurred on November 6, 2009, the firearms records bureau2 *169(bureau) revoked Simkin’s license, deeming him no longer a “suitable person” to possess it. A judge in the District Court ordered that Simkin’s license be reinstated. The bureau appealed the decision to the Superior Court, where a judge ruled in favor of the bureau and vacated the order of the District Court. We granted Simkin’s application for direct appellate…