Firearms Licensing

If you are looking to obtain a Massachusetts License to Carry Firearms (LTC) or a Firearms Identification Card (FID) you must complete the following steps.

First Time Application Process

  1. Complete an approved Basic Firearms Safety Course, "live fire" certification is strongly encouraged.
  2. Complete a License to Carry Firearms Application
  3. For Juvenile applicants please complete the Juvenile Consent Form
  4. Call 781-804-2214 to schedule an appointment with a licensing officer.

Interview Appointment

You will need to bring the following items with you to your licensing interview appointment:

  1. The completed application from step #1 above.
  2. The original certificate of completion for your Firearms Safety Course.
  3. A check or money order made payable to the Town of Hingham (see fee schedule).
  4. A valid form of identification (MA Driver's License).

Renewal Applications

Renewal applications can be completed online, they will not be processed until payment is received.

  1. Complete the renewal application at https://mircsportal.chs.state.ma.us/mircs-portal/login.xhtml
  2. Bring a check or money order payable to the Town of Hingham to the Hingham Police Department lobby (see fee schedule).
  3. You can follow the progress of your renewal application with the login credentials you created in step1.

NOTE - Your application will not be processed until payment is received, please make check/money order payable to Town of Hingham.  

Change of Address

  1. You are required to submit any changes in address via the online portal at https://mircsportal.chs.state.ma.us/mircs-portal/login.xhtml
  2. DO NOT use the old paper change of address forms, these are no longer valid to notify us of a change of address.


Licensing Officers

  1. Brian Fernandes

    Sergeant

  2. Anthony Marcella

    Police Officer

For questions concerning firearms licensing email ltc@hpd.org, please do not email the licensing officers directly.

A note regarding appointments:

Appointments will be posted periodically throughout the month.  Appointments fill up quickly, if none are available continue checking as new dates are added regularly.  We ask that you continue to be patient as we are experiencing an unprecedented demand for license to carry appointments.  

We also ask that you only call or email with specific questions that cannot be answered by the Mass Firearms Records Bureau. Someone from this office will contact you as soon as your license or FID card arrives or if there are any issues.

Post Interview

Once a determination has been made on whether to issue you a License to Carry Firearms or an FID card your application will be processed.  Once your LTC or FID is ready for pickup one of our licensing officers will contact you at the phone number you provided.  

Notice:


Please Note on Questions #4: 
Have you ever been arrested or appeared in any court as a defendant for any criminal offenses?
Key word is “APPEARED”, not necessarily arrested. Appearances by an attorney on your behalf must be disclosed. Having been arrested and convicted of a crime does not necessarily prohibit you from getting an LTC or FID. Not disclosing this information does.  Understand that “ever appeared” includes all adult and juvenile appearances. It does not matter if you were found guilty or if the charges were dismissed or continued without a finding.  Please write it down. If you have a sealed record it will still show on your background checks, you must let us know. We will not accept “I forgot” or “They told me it would not show up” or “That was so long ago.”
Remember – You are signing under the penalties of perjury. If you are untruthful, you will be denied and may face prosecution.