Leominster District Court
Leominster, Massachusetts

April 4, 2011

Client, a twenty-nine year old Worcester, Massachusetts woman had her license to carry suspended after suffering a disqualifying event. Immediately after the event, she filed with the issuing authority the required affidavits stating that the issues which resulted in her becoming disqualified had been resolved and that she was qualified to carry a firearm. The issuing authority refused to revoke the suspension and Attorney Gribouski filed an appeal on his client's behalf.

During protracted litigation the issuing authority took the position that c. 140 §131 does not provide a remedy for a person in Attorney Gribouski's position, as the issuing authority was within his rights to suspend the license due to the disqualifying event. Attorney Gribouski argued that this left his client without a remedy and violated his client's rights pursuant to the Second Amendment. Although the judge did not rule on the Second Amendment issue, he did rule that the issuing authority had no reasonable grounds to continue the suspension once Attorney Gribouki's client provided the required affidavits. He ordered the issuing authority to revoke the suspension of Attorney Gribouski's client's license to carry.