License to Carry - Basic Firearms Safety Course on Martha's Vineyard

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We are tentatively looking to run an LTC class under the new requirements in late June. Price will be $399 per person. 8 seats available.

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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO ARREST ON FI****MS CHARGES

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. – A Yarmouth Police Officer was on routine patrol Saturday night when he observed a silver Audi sedan violate traffic laws. The vehicle was stopped on Old Town House Road and during a subsequent investigation a loaded Ta**us 9mm firearm was discovered. The operator, Quintarious Moore, 38, of New London, New Hampshire, had just traveled from Texas to Massachusetts. He did not possess a license to carry a firearm in Massachusetts.

Moore was arrested and transported to the Yarmouth Police Department where he was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possessing Ammunition without an FID Card, and Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device.

He was released on personal recognizance and arraigned on Monday at Barnstable District Court.

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FI****MS LICENSING SAFETY CERTIFICATE UPDATE
Effective April 2, 2026

Starting April 2, 2026, Massachusetts will implement updated training requirements for fi****ms safety certification. This includes additional instruction and a live-fire component to obtain the certificate required for a License to Carry (LTC).

Here’s what you need to know:

• LTC issued before August 1, 2024 - No additional training required

• Applied and issued after August 1, 2024, but completed your safety course before April 2, 2026 - Updated training required before your next renewal.

• Apply after April 2, 2026 - The new fi****ms safety course is required. Basic Fi****ms Safety Courses taken and dated before April 2, 2026, will still be accepted.

Note: The live-fire portion is still being finalized. Until live-fire training is fully implemented, it does not need to be included in the course.

Important: The date you completed your fi****ms safety course determines if you need the new training — not the date you submit your application to the police department.

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BREAKING...

For your consideration…know your target and what is beyond it.

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An Oklahoma man doing target practice with a recently purchased handgun in his backyard on Christmas is accused of shooting and killing a woman seated on a front porch blocks away as she held a child in her arms.

Cody Wayne Adams, 33, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first‑degree manslaughter. He was later released on a $100,000 bond.

The woman, identified as Sandra Phelps, was sitting with family members under a covered front porch at a home in Comanche on Thursday afternoon when she was struck in her right arm by what appeared to be a single bullet, an affidavit said. Phelps was holding a child in her left arm while seated on a love seat.

The family members told investigators they heard five to seven shots "over several minutes" coming from somewhere north of the home, the affidavit said. Phelps remarked that someone nearby must have gotten "a new gun for Christmas," according to the filing. Shortly after, she said "'ouch' and collapsed."

First responders were dispatched to the home around 3:15 p.m., the Stephens County Sheriff's Office said. Phelps was pronounced dead at the scene soon after, according to the affidavit. Investigators said the bullet, after striking Phelps' arm, traveled into her chest cavity.

Law enforcement officers canvassed the surrounding neighborhood and found one home less than a mile away — where Adams lived — that lacked a suitable backstop for shooting, according to the affidavit. Investigators learned neighbors "had heard Adams shooting during the afternoon about 20 rounds," the document said.

When deputies went to the home, Adams told them he had been firing a G***k .45‑caliber handgun he "bought for himself for Christmas," shooting at a "Red Bull can laying on the ground" in his backyard, the affidavit said.

Investigators found "several spent bullet casings on the ground and on the deck" in Adams' backyard, along with a Red Bull can south of the house. From the point where Adams said he was shooting toward the can, red and blue lights of emergency vehicles at the home where Phelps was shot "were visibly in line with the shooting angle," the affidavit said.

When told that his shooting might have caused the woman's death, Adams became "became visibly upset and began to cry," according to the affidavit. A deputy told him that "there was nothing behind his property to stop any bullets from traveling beyond his property and hurting someone."

The charging document alleges that Adams caused the woman's death by using a firearm in a way "that created a situation of unreasonable risk and probability of death, or great bodily harm, to another person and demonstrated a conscious disregard for the safety of others."

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Man Shot in Hunting Incident A man was brought to the hospital Friday afternoon after he was shot in the abdomen while hunting, according to Edgartown police.

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Massachusetts – What Guns Do I Have to Register Under the New Law?

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It has been well over a year since the passage of Chapter 135 in Massachusetts and there are still more questions than answers. The latest mandate to become active, as of October 26, 2025, is that “All fi****ms possessed, manufactured or assembled in the commonwealth shall be registered…” The key word is “possessed” because that includes non-residents who are not just traveling through...

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