Legal Opinion
DeLuca v. Chief of Police
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 5, 1993PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
In Massachusetts, a person may not legally carry a firearm without first obtaining a license to do so or a firearm identification card. G. L. c. 269, § 10 (1990 ed.). In 1988, the plaintiff applied to the defendant, the chief of po*156lice of Newton, for such a license pursuant to G. L. c. 140, § 131 (1990 ed.). Section 131 provides in material part that, after investigation, a chief of police of a city or town in which the applicant resides or has a place of business “may, except for ... a person who has been convicted of a felony . . . issue ... a license to carry firearms ... if it appears…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gurley v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Mirageas v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Chief of Police of Shelburne v. MoyerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Commissioner of Metropolitan District Commission v. Director of Civil ServiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Sentry Federal Savings Bank v. Co-operative Central BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
3Cited by10 opinions
- Hightower v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Chief of Police of the City of Worcester v. HoldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Firearms Records Bureau v. SimkinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Phipps v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
- Giragosian v. Chief of Police of ArlingtonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
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