Massachusetts Appeals Court· 6/5/1991
MacNutt v. Police Commissioner
Citations
- 30 Mass. App. Ct. 632
- 572 N.E.2d 577
- 1991 Mass. App. LEXIS 369
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- upholding firing test qualification promulgated by firearms-licensing authority and noting that the grant of discretion in chapter 140 “necessarily includes any incidental power reasonably related to the purposes of the granting statute”
- proper for licensing authority to condition suitability determination on passing test of firearm handling and firing proficiency
- person may be found unsuitable if person does not safely handle firearm during and pass firing test requiring that \firing regimen be followed and accuracy demonstrated\
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Judges: Jacobs
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Hightower v. City of BostonFirst Circuit· 2012-08-30· cited 65×
- Godfrey v. Chief of Police of WellesleyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-07-27· cited 43×
- Chief of Police of the City of Worcester v. HoldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-03-11· cited 37×
- Police Commissioner v. RobinsonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-09-21· cited 31×
- Firearms Records Bureau v. SimkinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-08-08· cited 23×
- Davis v. GrimesD. Massachusetts· 2014-03-26· cited 5×
- Mello v. License Commission of RevereMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-12-31· cited 3×
- Phipps v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-01-30· cited 2×
- Sullivan v. Department of State PoliceMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-01-03
- Miller v. RoacheMassachusetts Superior Court· 1994-09-20
- Stavis v. CarneyMassachusetts Superior Court· 2000-07-31
- Boss v. Dudley District CourtMassachusetts Superior Court· 2009-11-18
- Burrill v. BurrillMass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 1993-09-22
- CHIEF OF POLICE OF SOUTHBOROUGH v. PAUL A. DWIGGINS & OthersMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-04-02
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. BlakelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-03· cited 118×
- Caswell v. Licensing Commission for BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-01-11· cited 86×
- Wolf v. Commissioner of Public WelfareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-04-03· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. SlocumMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1918-05-23· cited 45×
- Ruggiero v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-06-11· cited 44×
- Chief of Police of Shelburne v. MoyerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-08-22· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-03-09· cited 42×
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1924-05-14· cited 41×
- Town Taxi Inc. v. Police Commissioner of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-23· cited 36×
- Brown v. NeelonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1957-01-31· cited 29×
- National Shawmut Bank v. MoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1946-12-03· cited 29×
- Sampson v. City of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-05-04· cited 24×
- Mosey Cafe, Inc. v. Licensing Board for the City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1958-12-05· cited 17×
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