Dupont v. Chief of Police of Pepperell

The plaintiff, a resident of Pepperell, applied to the chief of police for renewal of his license to carry firearms pursuant to G. L. c. 140, § 131. Acting on the application on June 3, 1999, the chief revoked his license because the plaintiff had been convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in March of 1998. Because it was the plaintiff’s second such offense within ten years, the maximum penalties included imprisonment for not more than two and one-half years. See G. L. c. 90, § 24(l)(a)(l), third par. About six months after this conviction, the General…