This made the news??? Why? Unreal.

Stories like this remind me of the irony that Lexington and Concord was fought because the government was attempting to seize guns.

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Originally posted by hrcjon:

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Not in Massachusetts, possession of a spent shell casing without a firearms license is a criminal offense

point me to the statue on that one. I once lived there and had an LTC, but when I moved they wouldn't give me an out of state one. SO I dreaded every time I went to my property there that I had a loose round of ammo or shell casing in my truck and spent hours searching. But in looking at the statue I couldn't find anything. Maybe it changed?

https://malegislature.gov/Laws...Chapter269/Section10

The relevant parts are:

1. Whoever owns, possesses or transfers ... ammunition without complying with the provisions of section 129C of chapter 140 shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 years or by a fine of not more than $500.

2. Section 129C: No person, other than a licensed dealer or one who has been issued a license to carry a pistol or revolver or an exempt person as hereinafter described, shall own or possess ... ammunition unless he has been issued a firearm identification card by the licensing authority pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-nine B.

3. For purposes of this section, ''ammunition'' shall mean cartridges or cartridge cases, primers (igniter), bullets or propellant powder designed for use in any firearm, rifle or shotgun.

(All emphasis mine.)

As a early elementary schooler I brought a pocket full of spent .22 shells to school. Just because they could be used to make a whistle. First assembly we had everyone had one. I got a trip to the principal's Office in short order.Not a rare occurrence!! This was in the early to mid 60's.

T'would be a shame if someone were to sprinkle a shit ton of .22 casings all over town, in every building, playground, sidewalks, etc.
The idiots would have to pay massive overtime for all the man hours it would take to investigate such a thing.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
T'would be a shame if someone were to sprinkle a shit ton of .22 casings all over town, in every building, playground, sidewalks, etc.
The idiots would have to pay massive overtime for all the man hours it would take to investigate such a thing.

God no. They'll lock the place down and call in the Feds.

Living near DC this always worried me. Spent casings were absolutely a problem legally. I guarantee I have some 22 cases floating around my car. Those things are as bad as sand spurs.

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Originally posted by spunk639:

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Originally posted by gpbst3:
More than likely the police are “looking into it”. Its code for nothing more to see here.

Not in Massachusetts, possession of a spent shell casing without a firearms license is a criminal offense.

And in Washington DC.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by spunk639:

Not in Massachusetts, possession of a spent shell casing without a firearms license is a criminal offense.

Oh get the hell out of here. Seriously?

'Firearms' and 'license' in the same sentence are not two words that I would ever have imagined reading on an American forum...

I run a service business and a few years ago got hired by my city to do some work at the Jessie Jackson Town Homes... was normal to see a few spent 9mm cases on the ground.

One time drove up and the maintenance guy gave me different directions of how to drive to a certain building... not by the road in but around behind the buildings... I followed his instructions and I know this is hard to believe but when I got to the building at the end of a culdisack I looked and the road in was blocked by several patrol cars with cops with guns behind them.... I chose to end my relationship with the people that managed the place after that.

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Originally posted by spunk639:

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Originally posted by gpbst3:
More than likely the police are “looking into it”. Its code for nothing more to see here.

Not in Massachusetts, possession of a spent shell casing without a firearms license is a criminal offense.

That sounds like a joke.