Yes, very much so. In each town in MA you have to apply for a LTC at the police office of the town you live after completing the required gun safety course and it’s ultimately the chief of police in that town that decides whether to issue it or not. That means each town has there own ‘rules’ as to interpretation. There used to be a map that graded each town red, yellow, or green depending on the likely hood of getting a license. A good resource is northeastshooters.com. Here on Reddit there is r/maguns that may be of help.