Massachusetts Medical Society: Question 2

Question 2

 

Question:

 

Under Massachusetts law, which description best captures the law about how a gun must be stored while not under the owner or authorized user's control:

 

 

 

 

Answers

Answer:

Locked, unloaded, and with the ammunition locked in a separate container.
 

 

Correct Answer? 

 

Explanation:

Not quite.  This is the safest way to store a gun, but the law does not require that ammunition be stored separately or that the gun be unloaded. 

 

 

Answers

Answer:

Secured in a locked container or equipped with a safety device such that it would be inoperable by any person other than the owner or other authorized user.
 

 

Correct Answer? 

 

Explanation:

Correct!

 

Answers

Answer:

Locked if they are children are in the home, otherwise can be stored unlocked. 
 

 

Correct Answer? 

 

Explanation:

Incorrect.  A gun must be stored locked whether or not there are children in the home

 

 

Answers

Answer:

Locked for an owner with a Firearms Identification Card, unlocked if for an owner with a License to Carry.
 

 

Correct Answer? 

 

Explanation:

Incorrect.  A gun must be locked when stored, regardless of the owner's license-type.

 

 

 

Format:

Radio buttons (single select)

 

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