A Massachusetts town is requiring an essay from conceal-carry applicants explaining why they should have have a gun.
According to the Lowell Sun, City Manager Kevin Murphy said the new policy will help police scrutinize applicants more closely. "We're no longer taking a cookie-cutter approach to issuing firearms licenses," he told the paper.
Lowell Police spokesman Capt. Timothy Crowley told Fox, "If you want a license to carry a firearm unrestricted wherever you want and whenever you want, the superintendent is just looking for some documentation as to why," Crowley said.
The town had a reputation for rejecting the permits and a Second Amendment group won a suit to change the policy. However, it is unclear if the new system will let the police reject applications just as easily.
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