Wenham Police Firearms Licensing

Firearms Application and Renewal

Residents who are interested in obtaining or renewing their Firearms License should fill out the necessary documents below and return them to the Wenham Police Department. For questions regarding License to Carry permits please contact Sergeant Chad LaBrie @ 978-468-5500 Ext. 4 or Email  clabrie@wenhamma.gov

For more information on Firearms Licensing please contact the Department or visit https://www.mass.gov/firearms-services 

Policy & Procedure – Firearms/FID Request

New Applicant Instructions

  • A completed LTC/FID application (click HERE to download).
  • A completed Notice To Firearms Licensing Applicants (click HERE to download).
  • A COPY of your Basic Firearms Safety Certificate.
  • Three Proofs of Residency showing name and address (ie: utility bills, tax bills, mortgage statement, etc.).
  • A COPY of your Birth Certificate or Passport, a Certificate of Naturalization (if applicable), or Green Card (if applicable).
  • Payment in the form of a money order, cashier’s check, personal check, cash, or credit card (a $2.95 fee applies) can be made at the time of the in-person appointment.  See fee schedule below.
  • If applying for an FID and under 18 must also have a permission letter from your parent or guardian.

Please mail or drop off your paperwork in an enclosed envelope to:

Wenham Police Department
Attention: Firearms Licensing
1 Friend Court
P.O. Box 536
Wenham, Ma. 01984

New applicants submitting applications and documents by mail or drop off will be called at a later date to schedule an appointment.

Submitted documents are retained by the Wenham Police Department and will not be returned to the applicant.

  • License to Carry Firearms                                               $100
  • Firearms Identification Card                                           $100
  • Firearms Identification Card – applicants under 18   $25 

Renewal Instructions

Please mail or drop off the required documents with an included money order or cashier’s check, enclosed in a sealed envelope, to:

Wenham Police Department
Attention: Firearms Licensing
1 Friend Court
P.O. Box 536
Wenham, Ma. 01984

Submitted documents are retained by the Wenham Police Department and will not be returned to the applicant.

  • License to Carry Firearms                                               $100
  • Firearms Identification Card                                            $100
  • License to Carry Firearms (retired Law Enforcement) $25
  • License to Carry Firearms (Law Enforcement of an outside agency)   $25

Disqualifications for Firearms Licensing

The following are crimes that, if convicted, will disqualify you for a License to Carry (LTC) and/or Misdemeanor Conviction Dis-qualifier for Firearms Identification (FID) Card. Under Massachusetts law, misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment for more than two years include, but not limited to, the following offenses:

  • Assault and Battery (c. 265, § 13A)
  • A and B on Ambulance Personnel (c. 265, § 13I)
  • A and B on Public Employee (c. 265, § 13D)
  • A and B/Property Damage to Intimidate (c. 265, § 39)
  • Assault (c. 265, § 13A)
  • Permitting Injury to a Child (c. 265, § 13J)
  • Resisting Arrest (c. 268, § 32B)
  • Destruction Church/School Property (c. 266, § 127A)
  • Destruction Jail Property (c. 266, § 130)
  • False Statement to Insurer (c. 266, § 11B)
  • Larceny from Elder/Disabled Person (c. 266, § 30(5))
  • Receiving Stolen Property Under $250 (c. 266, § 60)
  • Shoplifting Over $100 (c. 266, § 30A)
  • Wanton Destruction Property Over $250 (c. 266, § 127)
  • Homicide by Vessel While Operating Under the Influence (OUI) and Operating to Endanger (OTE) (c. 90B, § 8B(2))
  • Motor Vehicle Homicide While OUI and OTE (c. 90, § 24G(b))
  • Operating after Suspension for OUI/MVH, etc. (c. 90, § 23)
  • OUI (c. 90, § 24(1)) – After May 1994
  • OUI on a Vessel (c. 90B, § 8(a))
  • OUI on a Vessel With Serious Bodily Injury (c. 90B, § 8A(1))
  • OUI With Serious Bodily Injury (c. 90, § 24L(2))
  • Applicant is committed to an institution for mental illness
  • Applicant is being treated or confined for drug addiction or habitual drunkenness
  • Applicant is under age 21
  • Applicant is an alien of the United States
  • Applicant is subject to any Chapter 209A protective order in Massachusetts or similar domestic violence stay-away order in another state
  • Applicant is subject to an outstanding arrest warrant
  • Applicant was convicted of a misdemeanor offense punishable by imprisonment for more than two years
  • With respect to an FID permit only, a person who has been convicted of such offense may apply for an FID if five years has passed since such conviction and/or probation period, whichever occurred last.
  • Applicant was convicted of a violent crime
  • Applicant was convicted of a felony
  • Applicant was convicted or adjudicated as a youthful offender anywhere for:Commission of a felony or misdemeanor with a sentence greater than two years
    • Commission of a violent crime
    • Violation of any firearms law punishable by imprisonment
    • Violation of any narcotics law

LTC Name or Address Change

https://www.mass.gov/doc/address-change-form-2/download

Complete and mail to:

  • The licensing authority that issued your firearms license
  • The Chief of Police of the city or town that you moved to
  • The Department of Criminal Justice Information Services

https://www.mass.gov/doc/name-change-form-1/download

1.      Complete the information on the document, Print clearly

2.     Make a legible photocopy of the front and back of your Firearms Identification card or your license to carry

3.     Submit this form to the Firearms Records Bureau by email to: FRB@mass.gov

4.     Please note: You will not receive a new license with the updated name until you renew.