Firearm Licenses Increasing in Belmont
State statistic show a quarter more licenses issued in the past five years for the most common handgun/rifle permit.
Since 2008, the Belmont Police Department has seen a steady increase in residents coming to Police Headquarters requesting and being issued a state license to own and carry a variety of handguns and rifles. In the past five years, the number of Class A licenses issued in Belmont, which permits the purchase, possession and carrying of all ammunition, handguns, rifles, shotguns and both large and non-large capacity feeding "clips", has jumped by 26 percent as currently 453 residents hold this permit. Belmont is not alone to see an increase in licenses issued; neighboring Arlington as seen a third more permits issued in the past five years with 826 Class A license holders in town. The Class A license is the only permit that allows a resident…
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Theresa Moroso
12:32 am on Monday, January 21, 2013
Obviously they have ownrd them for a while with no incidents. I believe our Chief is very competent in approving applicants but if u don't like this move to N.H. more ›