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He is correct but here's why:


- Fed Law defines the serialized frame as "the gun" and requires FFL transfer plus NICS/4473.


- Mass Gen'l Law (C. 140 S. 121) defines a "gun" as able to fire a round. Since a frame isn't able to fire a round, it isn't a gun and therefore the MA registration/transfer process is not required when a MA Dealer (separate state license) does such a transfer. It is a perfectly legal work-around to the requirement that handguns be on an approved roster (almost all Glocks are) AND meet the amorphous AG's Regulations (she refuses to say what is approved and they have a hair across their ass about Glocks in particular). Here's the link to the law on the state website and the pertinent quotation for this case . . . so you don't have to merely take my word for it.


https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section121


''Firearm'', a pistol, revolver or other weapon of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which a shot or bullet can be discharged and of which the length of the barrel or barrels is less than 16 inches or 18 inches in the case of a shotgun as originally manufactured; provided, however, that the term firearm shall not include any weapon that is: (i) constructed in a shape that does not resemble a handgun, short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun including, but not limited to, covert weapons that resemble key-chains, pens, cigarette-lighters or cigarette-packages; or (ii) not detectable as a weapon or potential weapon by x-ray machines commonly used at airports or walk- through metal detectors.


Thanks bud. That helped a lot.

About the mags. Can I ship any 10 rounders? Or do they have to be "pre-ban" mags?
 

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10 rd mags are GTG for anything other than shotguns (limit is 5rds for shotgun).