Massachusetts Appeals Court July 27, 1993, No. 91-P-1147 (O'Malley v. Chief of Police)

Perretta, J.

Under G. L. c. 140, § 131, as appearing in St. 1986, c. 481, § 2, only certain firearms instructors and bona fide collectors of firearms may be issued a license to possess or to carry machine guns. Because the defendant, the chief of police (chief), concluded that he had insufficient information upon which to determine whether the plaintiff, R.