Charges of Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Loaded Firearm Against Defense Contractor do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Our client has several degrees and holds the highest security clearances as a defense contractor. He is licensed to possess and carry a handgun in another state, not Massachusetts. Several months ago our client went to the airport with a carry on travel bag. He completely forgot that his handgun was in the bag. Airport security detected the bag as it rolled through the security conveyor belt. Our client was confronted by the police. He admitted ownership of the weapon. He received a summons for a clerk magistrate hearing charging him with carrying a firearm G.L. C. 269 section 10(a), carrying a loaded firearm G.L. C. 269 section 10(n), improper storage of a firearm G.L. C. 140 section 131L and carrying a concealed weapon in an airport G.L. C. 269 section 12F. Today was the clerk’s hearing. We prevailed on the magistrate and the state police not to issue the complaint against our client given his employment history, lack of criminal record, proper licensing in a neighboring state and the overall agreement that this was an innocent mistake.

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