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Firearms Licensing Instructions and Application

An appointment is not required to drop off an application or renewal form
For any Lincening Processing inquiries, please contact Det. Christopher Mauti

New Firearms Applicants who are applying for a License to Carry or Firearms Identification Card are required to provide the following documentation:

  1. Completed Application (Must be the current LTC-FID Application revised May 2015)
  2. Copy of Safety Course Certificate

LTC – Handgun Safety Course OR Massachusetts Hunter Safety Course
FID – Handgun Safety Course OR Massachusetts Hunter Safety Course
(Active military and members of the National Guard may provide documentation in lieu of safety course.)

  1. PROOF OF CHELMSFORD RESIDENCY: Government-issued ID (drivers license, government issued ID)
  2. A CHECK FOR $100 PAYABLE TO “THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD”

You will then be contacted by phone to schedule a time to come in for fingerprinting
(Expect delays).

Renewal Applicants, please turn in the following:

  1. Completed Application (Must be the current LTC-FID Application revised May 2015) ALL PAGES must be filled out.
  2. PROOF OF CHELMSFORD RESIDENCY: Government issued ID (drivers license, government issued ID)
  3. A CHECK PAYABLE TO “THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD” The payment schedule for renewals is as follows:

License to Carry Firearms: $100
Firearms Identification Card: $100
Current or retired Law Enforcement: $25
(No fee for renewal applicants age 70 or older)