PHIPPS v. POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BOSTON

No. 16-P-1045.

94 Mass. App. Ct. 725 (2019)

RICHARD PHIPPS v. POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BOSTON.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 30, 2019.

Amended February 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Reidy , for the plaintiff.

Katherine Sarmini Hoffman , Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, for the defendant.

Present: VUONO, AGNES, & McDONOUGH, JJ.


Concerned for his safety and the protection of his property, the plaintiff, Richard Phipps, a victim of an armed robbery at his small retail business, successfully applied to the police commissioner (commissioner) of the city of Boston (city) for a license to carry a firearm pursuant to G. L. c. 140, § 131. However, the commissioner...

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