The law in massbackwards states: The provisions of sections 122 to 129D, inclusive, and sections 131, 131A, 131B and 131E shall not apply to:
(A) any firearm, rifle or shotgun manufactured in or prior to the year 1899;
(B) any replica of any firearm, rifle or shotgun described in clause (A) if such replica: (i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition; or (ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade.) This is an excerpt which I thinks is almost word for word the same as the federal law. My question is does the fact that converters are available for these guns make them non-exempt by Mass. law. If it's a drop in cylinder with no alteration made to the gun itself does that make a difference. I ask because I think I read here that for instance the Kirst converter requires that you alter the blast shield (think that's what you call it.)The Laws are so muddled here I can't make heads or tails out of them. The gun, not that it matters, or maybe it does because I don't think it replicates any pre 1899 gun is an Old Army. BTW I don't plan to convert this gun. I want to know if it loses it's exampt status just by virtue of the fact that the converter is available. Thanks in advance for your answers.
(A) any firearm, rifle or shotgun manufactured in or prior to the year 1899;
(B) any replica of any firearm, rifle or shotgun described in clause (A) if such replica: (i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition; or (ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade.) This is an excerpt which I thinks is almost word for word the same as the federal law. My question is does the fact that converters are available for these guns make them non-exempt by Mass. law. If it's a drop in cylinder with no alteration made to the gun itself does that make a difference. I ask because I think I read here that for instance the Kirst converter requires that you alter the blast shield (think that's what you call it.)The Laws are so muddled here I can't make heads or tails out of them. The gun, not that it matters, or maybe it does because I don't think it replicates any pre 1899 gun is an Old Army. BTW I don't plan to convert this gun. I want to know if it loses it's exampt status just by virtue of the fact that the converter is available. Thanks in advance for your answers.