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Where to Apply for an LTC or FID in Acton, MA

Acton Police Department

Address
371 Main Street Acton, MA 01720
Phone
(978) 929-7711
Licensing page
Open the department's licensing page

Every town follows the same state process, in which you apply at your local department online through the MIRCS Unified Gun Portal or on paper, and the fee for most applicants is $100. The sections below show what the Acton department adds to it.

How to apply

  • Alternatively, applications may be dropped off at the Acton Police Department or emailed to Det. Nathan Meuse at nmeuse@actonma.gov
  • New and renewal firearms license applications should be submitted through the Massachusetts MIRCS Firearms Licensing Portal, available at https://mass.gov (search “gun portal”).
  • Applicants can create a portal account to submit an application, check application status, obtain a firearms license PIN, and report an address change.

Appointments and hours

  • Please call (978) 929-7711 to set up an appointment for one of the following services, which are available at the Public Safety Facility (371 Main St.):

Fees and payment

  • Payments can be made by cash or check made out to the “Town of Acton” when the application is submitted or when scheduled for fingerprints.

Fingerprints and interview

  • After submission, applicants will be contacted to schedule interviews and, if required, fingerprinting.

Sources

Taken from the department's own pages and documents, checked October 20, 2026.