The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Boston, Massachusetts Police Commissioner Michael Cox, in his official capacity, over substantial and untenable delays in the police department’s processing of firearms license applications.
SAF is joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Commonwealth Second Amendment and four private citizens, Leslie Good, Kenley Exume, Robert Cox and Rudolph White. They are represented by attorneys David Jensen, Jensen & Associates in Beacon, N.Y., and Jason A. Guida at Principe & Strasnick in Saugus, Mass.
The lawsuit alleges the Boston Police Department’s licensing unit makes gun license applicants “wait for many months before it provides them with appointments” to be fingerprinted in order to complete their applications. The average delay appears to be in excess of six months, which directly delays the commencement of the background check process.
According to the lawsuit, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Licensing unit stopped processing or accepting applications for Firearm Identification (FID) cards or Licenses to Carry (LTC). When operations were finally resumed, there was a huge backlog of applicants who were placed on a waiting list, which quickly grew into the thousands. This process took months, and only then could they begin the licensing procedure, for which state law allows a maximum of 40 days.
“In 2021 we sued over the delay and the case was ultimately settled at mediation,” recalled SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The wait list was to be eliminated by Oct. 31, 2021. However, this year the Licensing Unit is back to its same old foot dragging, making people wait for months to begin the application process. As a result, we’re back in court to make the department comply with the law.”
“There is no plausible explanation for these delays,” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “We can only conclude the commissioner has adopted a policy or instituted a practice of delaying applications for many months, which amounts to deprivation of rights under color of law. We’re hoping the court provides a quick resolution to this practice and stops it cold.”
Boston. The cradle of American liberty. Samuel Adams is spinning in his grave.
Is ‘Staff Writer’ the wayward sibling of ‘Contributing Writer’ ?
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If they are on staff why doesn’t their real name appear?
Because the writer is on the staff — at SAF?
https://www.saf.org/saf-sues-boston-police-commissioner-over-carry-permit-processing-delays/
First, he had no name. Then, no aim. Now, no mane.
What will the poor bastard lose next? 🙂
I already had “no brain” so I’ll have to think of something.
Geoff, lay off. He’s a good man. I’ve shaken his hand and broke bread with him.
I was just being my usual smartass… 🙂
Smartass is good. I’ve been rightfully accused of it myself.
Geoff’s just jerking my chain. And I’m jerking everyone else’s by changing my moniker and avatar every couple of days.
Notice that every moniker I’ve used is personally relevant, especially this one.
Gun Owner Was CAUGHT Without His Firearm During A Mass Shooting Because He Was…
Gibbs wouldn’t be happy cause there’s no such thing as a former Marine. 😂😂😂😂😂😎😎😎😎😂
Gabby Giffords speaking at a democrat campaign event outdoors in 2011 was not armed, nor anyone else (again a democrat campaign event), we know what happened there. Now she is hellbent on disarming everyone else (and making the big bucks on the side).
Informative video and absolutely no booze or other funny stuff around firearms or consumed when carrying out and about…Then there’s the drama king cop who couldn’t let go so he drives across the country to even the score with his x. Relations 101…Do not move into a relationship if you cannot move out of the relationship. Just help the dud pack up and wave good bye. See ya wouldn’t wanna be ya:)
The Boston Police Department is UTTERLY DISGUSTING vis-a-vis the 2A. Boston has been anti-2A 4EVAH. These idiots should be sued until they pay MILLIONS of $ for civil rights deprivation under color of law. The Boston PD SHOULD be both defunded and abolished.
Do NYS next.