Section 1. During a pandemic or other state of emergency in which police departments are not processing applications for gun license renewals, expiring or expired licenses which occurs or occurred during the state of emergency will be valid until the renewal can be fully processed or denied by the police department. This provision shall not prevent the Chief of Police’s authority in taking a firearms license away should circumstances warrant as already appearing in the MGL.
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