Law Office of Jason A. Guida

06/02/2026

LTC applicants are currently waiting up to 8 months for their licenses, largely due to a lack of staffing. I’m sure this will help…

05/25/2026

Excited to be speaking at the New England Fi****ms Advocacy Conference with 2A lawyers and advocates from throughout the region. Event is next Saturday, May 30th in Chicopee and tickets are still available.

CCRKBA's New England FAC is brining together advocates, activists, legislators, lawyers, & more for a conference on Second Amendment defese.

10/01/2025

The loss and restoration of fi****ms rights after a disqualifying criminal conviction has become a frequent subject of litigation post-Bruen. A new proposal by the Department of Justice ("DOJ") aims to provide a pathway to restore fi****ms rights under federal law to those who would otherwise be prohibited through a detailed application process. It is important to note that this proposal is still in the comment period and no official application process exists at this time…...

The loss and restoration of fi****ms rights after a disqualifying criminal conviction has become a frequent subject of litigation post-Bruen. A new proposal by the Department of Justice (“DOJ…

08/16/2025

Great to be working with Commonwealth Second Amendment (Comm2A) and Gun Owners' Action League on this important issue. The Legislature has made clear that an LTC application should be processed in 40 days (a bit too long in my opinion). Yet police departments across the state are thumbing their nose at the mandatory time standards and doing so with impunity.

Current reported wait times at some departments: Boston: 6-8 months; Attleboro: 8 months; Worcester: 8 months; New Bedford: unclear since they are scheduling appointments in 2026.

These unreasonable delays are a product of an institution that scoffs at the exercise of a fundamental constitutional right. Extensive licensing delays have been flagged as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and the SJC. It is time for the SJC to put the state and police departments on notice that delaying access to a constitutional right will not be tolerated.

Joint Release from Comm2A and GOALAugust 6, 2025 Comm2A and GOAL Help Bring Licensing Delay to MA High Court after District Court Judge rules license processing timeline mandates have no teeth. Baas-Thomas v. City of BostonWestborough, MA – Attorney Jason Guida, with the full support of Comm2A and...

08/06/2025

A right delayed is a right denied:

Westborough, MA - Attorney Jason Guida, with the full support of Comm2A and GOAL, filed a writ of certiorari to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last week appealing the decision of Baas-Thomas v. City of Boston. A direct appeal to a licensing delay case that targets the Commonwealth’s self...

05/01/2025

“I still think there is a problem with the discretionary nature of suitability,” said Jason Guida, a Second Amendment lawyer representing a Boston gun owner currently challenging the license law in Superior Court.

From Boston to the Berkshires, gun applicants and advocacy groups have brought at least 15 challenges to the state’s license-to-carry law that have made their way to Superior Courts.

04/18/2025

MA AWB remains unless/until SCOTUS overturns it

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-appeals-court-upholds-massachusetts-assault-weapons-ban-2025-04-18

A Massachusetts law banning assault weapons is not unconstitutional as a bar against owning and selling dangerous semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 used in mass shootings is consistent with the nation's history of fi****ms regulation, a U.S. appeals court ruled.

03/20/2025

Are you a new LTC applicant? Did your licensing officer tell you it will be months before you will be interviewed?

We are in search of plaintiffs for a new case aimed at ending abusive licensing delays. Contact Gun Owners' Action League or Commonwealth Second Amendment (Comm2A) and be part of solution.

03/14/2025

After a critical decision from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Marquis), GOAL is issuing a critical warning to non-resident gun owners. https://www.goal.org/nonreswarning

03/11/2025

The SJC landed a significant blow to the pending constitutional challenges seeking to invalidate the "suitable person" standard in Massachusetts.

"The defendant's Second Amendment challenge ... fails because 'shall issue' licensing schemes, the purpose of which is to restrict possession of fi****ms by demonstrably dangerous persons, are consistent with this nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation". CW v. Marquis, SJC No. 13562.

While the Marquis and Donnell cases were brought by non-residents, the Court analyzed the the entire fi****ms licensing scheme. The Court determined that the "suitable person" standard was sufficiently crafted to withstand a facial challenge under Bruen and, under current law, an LTC "shall issue" to an applicant who is not a prohibited person or deemed unsuitable.

Bottom line - Massachusetts police chiefs are still empowered to deny LTC applications based on any dangerous conduct or behavior, even if that conduct or behavior does not result in a criminal conviction.

The decision came after the Supreme Judicial Court heard a pair of cases involving New Hampshire gun owners who were charged for unlawfully possessing fi****ms in Massachusetts without proper permits.