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Old 03-10-2014, 08:12 AM
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Really? In the whole state of New York you can't even own a handgun unless you have a CCWP? Or is that just New York City?


The whole state.

It’s been around since the early 1900s its real name is the Sullivan law. The craziest part is you can get a state wide permit issued by your county (except for NYCity) but each county can make their own issuing rules as long as they stay with certain parameters.
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Mine (in 2009) took the full allotted 90 days.
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Venango County, PA. with filling out the application, the clerk making the call, having my pic taken and the license laminated, maybe 15 minutes, if even that.
I don't think you can beat PA for CCW issuance, it's literally minutes.
Even non-resident licenses can be obtained in minutes if you go to the right county. I got mine from Centre County.
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I don't think you can beat PA for CCW issuance, it's literally minutes.
Even non-resident licenses can be obtained in minutes if you go to the right county. I got mine from Centre County.
The only problem I see is that from what I'm reading on their site you have to have a CCW from your own state to get the non-resident. It almost seems like a waste of time and money. But I guess if it covered states your home state didn't then I could see doing it. I looked at Florida non-resident but it covered less then my home state.
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Provided that your fingerprints is on file, there should be no reason why it shouldn't take less then 20 mins or someone to get there permit to carry a firearm.

In a more perfect world, there should be no reason for anyone to "get" a permit to carry a gun.
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Old 03-10-2014, 12:45 PM
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I don't think you can beat PA for CCW issuance, it's literally minutes.
Even non-resident licenses can be obtained in minutes if you go to the right county. I got mine from Centre County.
Oh Yes you can.
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in Washington state it takes about 30 days as of right now...I am sure some legislator is working on screwing that up as I type...I need to go shoot...I'm grumpy this morning...
I wouldn't include all of Washington State in the 30 days statement. Last year during the big CPL rush wife and son applied at SO and picked up permit the next day, ~24hr turn around.

It all depends on where you live.
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We live in Texas. Mailed our apps on January 19, 2014. Received our CHLs on March 6. Just under seven weeks.

Just a few weeks ago they were averaging around nine to ten weeks. I understand that a whole bunch of temps were hired to help clear the backlog of applications. I was happy to get ours much earlier than expected.
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Took my class this past saturday, went to the dmv here in Tn. Can not get finger printed until this coming friday. Then they have 90 days( i've been told should only take 3 to 4 weeks).
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4 months here in Mass. that's IF you get approved, luckily I did
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I'm in Texas. Mailed paperwork in mid Dec 2013, recieved my license about 60 days later.
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6 months in NYS,,,that was in 1967.

No renewals, no fees, no classes since. No classes back then either.

But the NY SAFE Act has a provision to put everyones NYS Pistol Permit into some sort of 4 or 5yr continuous renewal process. A few Counties already do a required renewal every few years as a normal process but the State never did.

Haven't heard much more about it. One of these days a new and confusing form will show up.
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I was just wondering how long it took to get your CCW in the State and County you live in? I live in North Carolina in Mecklenburg County and when I applied they told me 5 to 6 months.
I live in North Carolina, Pender county and it took about 5 weeks. Different county's have different steps the Sherriff must take to issue a CCW I think Pender is probably the most gun friendly county in the state.
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Applied here electronically at the Dept of Ag and Consumer Services in Tampa 7 Jan 14, still waiting. They have 90 days by law in Florida.
Just got mine this week.
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North Dakota permit applications have literally quadrupled in the last few years, and when I applied it was still the old 90 day process. Put it in end of February 2013, received it early January 2014. I don't blame them, and my experience is typical, the amount of people applying after all this gun control hoopla and the rise of crime here with the oil boom has created some serious shock to the system.

It is understandable, but very frustrating to me any many others who waited and wrote letters for months on end. In the end I do sympathize with an office of three people who went from 3,000 applications a year to around 12,000.
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Hall County, GA - 14 days from application to receipt in-person.
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Old 03-22-2014, 03:21 PM
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Illinois, Cook County - but our CCLs are done at the state level (state police), not the county level - applied 1/2 online (early beta testing group, paper apps not available until at least July) with prints (not mandatory here). Received 3/5. IL has 90 days with prints, 120 without.

I mailed my UT permit 1/21, check was cashed 2/9, received this week.
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Since I started this thread I thought I would give an update. It took 83 days for Mecklenberg County, NC to issue my CCW permit. I was down picking up a purchase permit today and I figured I would ask the status of my CCW application. The young lady went into the back and came out with my folder and there it was inside. It was issued on 3-23-2014. I only wonder how long it would have taken them to notify me hadn't I been there and asked?
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In Va. it's about 14 days in the smaller rural county's, helps when the sheriff,clerk of court and the judge know you are an honest citizen.
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Yes, I'm drifting this thread, but this...
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...just makes my skin crawl. Having to ask the government for permission to buy a gun is just as bad as having an "approved handgun list" or waiting period. Maybe worse.
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Yes, I'm drifting this thread, but this......just makes my skin crawl. Having to ask the government for permission to buy a gun is just as bad as having an "approved handgun list" or waiting period. Maybe worse.
The one good thing in North Carolina is once you have your CCW you don't have to apply for purchase permits. It saves you the $8.00 each time you want one.
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A small WA. town police station midway between Seattle and Tacoma, 45 minutes out the door. It would have been shorter but the officer liked to B.S. a lot, a very Andy of Mayberry feeling.
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2-3 weeks from application to receipt if I remember correctly.
I was surprised how fast it was.
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My first CHL in Ohio took less then 24 hours. Just renewed and it was about 10 minutes.
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I have a relative residing here in Saratoga County, went in mid October 2013 for his application.

They gave him the application packet and told him he had an appointment in December for his prints & picture and to return the packet.

Days later, he got a call that they had a cancellation if he could get in with his completed packet for submission and get his prints scanned. TCO. Then he was told to call the approved instructor for his 8 hour required class - no openings until July/August 2014! Checked a few times with them and they had cancellations in an out of town class that was approved in March 2014, TCO.

Permit was in today's mail - marked Restricted - Hunting / Target.

He considers himself lucky getting it in 5 and 1/2 months!
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When I got my CCW way back when it took about 10-15 minutes (stopped in to see the sheriff). Last year I went with my daughter to get hers. Things have really changed over the years. The application, photo id, writing the check..........must have taken 25-30 minutes. I guess that's progress.
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58 days for Utah non-resident, 59 days for Illinois resident. They arrived April 1st and 2nd.
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In Craven County, North Carolina, it took 70 days. I have since renewed the permit; that took 32 days.
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NO permit required to legally conceal firearms in Vermont!

NH non-resident: about 21 days?

CT non-resident: about 28 days?
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Took 22 days in Gig harbor, wa.
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Shall issue state here in Idaho. About thirty days from application to issue. Approval through each counties sheriff, so your results may vary.
We also now have an "enhanced CCW" that works in a few more states, and also has a requirement of shooting 90 rounds with a training officer every time you apply. That includes a renew.
I have not applied for that because everything I might aim at is in Idaho, and it only takes two shots to drop whatever I am targeting. And/or, it's another ploy to get another round of permit money for the county.
I carry concealed in Oregon just because I visit several times a year, and I forget that they are back wards. I carry concealed in Oregon illegally to protect myself and my family.
Let's just make the shall issue Law in all 50 States the same. If you can own a firearm, then you should be able to carry it where ever you choose. Simple.
Track the Felons better, I say.
Also, take the guns away from those with State Mental Health issues, and those that have a record of domestic abuse. Anyone that hits the radar, both civilian and Military, should be outed.
This really needs to be a national issue. The privilege of ownership and the way we carry firearms should never be regulated by a state or local entity.

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Sometimes I hate my wife, always playing tricks on me! Got mine in today but she initially said that I got denied through text. So I called to find out more info and she couldn't keep up the lie long enough. =)

So in Fairfax VA it took 37 days from the day I dropped off my application to the courts. 8 days earlier then the allotted 45 days they say it can take. I'm a happy camper!

Now just to wait on my Incog holster which by the looks of things, I won't get till Summer maybe? I ordered it on the 7th of March. 3 days after putting in my application for the CHP.

Been hearing a lot of people complaining about going into their 10-13 week waiting.
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I got my first Concealed Weapons Permit in 1971 after returning from Scenic SE Asia. In PA they are issued by County Sheriffs office. Same day minutes after I plunked down the .50 cents and was given the paper. It was Annual then and went up to a whopping dollar a couple years later.

Just reapplied, no such thing as renew, in my current County for my five year permit last August. $35.00 as I remember. New Sheriff as of Jan. 1 has upped the ante
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My PA license, about 15 minutes. My Utah and Arizona ones took about 3 months.
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Just received mine today! It took exactly two months to process the application. Here in Florida they have 90 days to issue it.
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News reports today here in IL say the first CCW permits should be mailed this weekend. First day we could apply was Jan. 6th. So ..... if in fact some get their permits next week, it's less than 60 days when by statute they have up to 120. Not too bad in my book.

My application went in Jan 7 so I'll hopefully know soon.
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Jan 7 applied ..... April 17 approved.

The state was allowed by statute until May 7th on mine.
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I applied in Illinois January 5 without fingerprints. Mine came in the mail today, April 17. Illinois said 120 days and this was about 3 weeks less. I can't fault that. Looks like Illinois State Police got the job done. Fingerprints might have shortened the process by 30 days.
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I got my first Concealed Weapons Permit in 1971 after returning from Scenic SE Asia. In PA they are issued by County Sheriffs office. Same day minutes after I plunked down the .50 cents and was given the paper. It was Annual then and went up to a whopping dollar a couple years later.

Just reapplied, no such thing as renew, in my current County for my five year permit last August. $35.00 as I remember. New Sheriff as of Jan. 1 has upped the ante
to $150.00 for five years. They do an instant background check, take photo, laminate permit and I'm out the door in @20 min.
Which state was that?
The sheriff cannot up the ante, he is required by PA state law to charge a certain amount.

Couple of excerpts of PA law:

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(h) Fee.--
(1) ... the fee for a license to carry a firearm is $19. This includes all of the following:
(i) A renewal notice processing fee of $1.50.
(ii) An administrative fee of $5 under section 14(2) of the act of July 6, 1984 (P.L. 614, No. 127), [FN2] known as the Sheriff Fee Act.
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(3) An additional fee of $1 shall be paid by the applicant for a license to carry a firearm and shall be remitted by the sheriff to the Firearms License Validation System Account
I believe that $5 paragraph has expired. While converting to the plastic photo ID system the applicants were charged an extra $5 to pay for the equipment in each county and it had a 5 year expiration date.

And yep, my application took 10 minutes and another 10 just chatting with the sheriff. It was lunch time, he was the only person in the office, and he wasn't very busy. Rural has its rewards...
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Got mine 20 years ago in Oregon - took about 45 days at that time. Added the Washington last year since I go there regularly and Oregon's isn't recognized there - as I recall it took close to 2 months.
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Depends on the number of applications. Here in my county took around 2 weeks.
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I applied in Norwich, CT. Took about 3 weeks for my local (temp) permit and then 30 minutes at the trooper barracks for my 5 year. Connecticut is a somewhat murky meaning of shall issue and they have 8 weeks from application time to approval/denial.

EDIT: I did find out that despite technically still being a resident of NY (active duty) because both parents are deceased and there is no longer a physical address related to my residency I can't get a permit for NY. Lame.

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Just received clearance from Illinois State Police today. Sent my data in on January 14th.
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15 days from application until my permit arrived in the mail in January. Two friends that I work with got theirs about 2 years ago and it took them almost 3 months.
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Illinois
Applied with all the proper paperwork etc. on March 16, 2014
Received my CCW on April 22, 2014. I was surprised.

My only gripe is they used the pic from my driver's license (the most awful pic of me available) despite me submitting a new and, to my eye, better pic.
Yep, despite being a very senior citizen, there is a bit of vanity left. If I show up on the Post Office wall I want a good pic.
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In the 90's it took close to 6 months for my license to carry here in Massachusetts. $100 renewal fee and heard that is taking several months now too.
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I live in Callaway County, Missouri. I applied at the Sheriff's office on a Thursday and they called and said I could come and pick up my permit the following Thursday.
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Mine took about two weeks. Cobb County, Georgia.


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In southeast kansas received mine in 30 days. Even with having my fingerprints having to be redone 10 days later from working construction


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First one in N.J. took about 70 days in 1978 with range cert. prints and recomendation of local Chief, judge approval.

Was surprised WA took only 20-25 days, no tests, just fingerprints.
Renewal took as long as 10 min. for the girl to print it...
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