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

Melrose Police Department

Address
56 West Foster Street Melrose, MA 02176
Phone
(781) 979-4485
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 Melrose department adds to it.

How to apply

  • If not submitted electronically, drop off the application at the police station lobby or mail it in.
  • If the application is submitted electronically through the state firearms website, please drop off the fee at the police station front lobby or mail in the appropriate fee via check or money order.

Appointments and hours

  • Only applicants who have been called will be processed.
  • No walk-ins. Scheduled appointments only.

What to bring

  • PLEASE SUBMIT THE ENTIRE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM WITH APPROPRIATE FEE (Check or Money Orders ONLY), COPY OF FIREARMS SAFETY TRAINING CERTIFICATION AND PROOF OF MELROSE RESIDENCY (copy off utility/tax bill or copy of Mass driver’s license with Melrose Address)

Fees and payment

  • NO CASH OR CREDIT CARDS.
  • All License to Carry and non-restrictive FID cards require a $100.00 application fee.
  • FID applicants under the age of 18, $25.00
  • Applicants age 70 or over NO FEE required.

Fingerprints and interview

  • APPLICANTS WILL BE CALLED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A PHOTOGRAPH (if needed) AND FINGERPRINTS.

Contact

  • For questions regarding firearms licensing procedures, forms or application processing, contact Sgt. Jonathan Goc 781-979-4485 or email at jgoc@cityofmelrose.org

Sources

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