Wait time for CCW Permit--Different by county??

[ColumbusJBR]

Hey gang,

I'm very shortly going to apply for my Resident Ohio CCW permit. I've read through the checklists and have found that I have to make an appointment with the Sheriff's office to drop off an application. I live in Franklin county, but am considering making an appointment with the (neighboring) Delaware county Sheriff's office because I've heard the wait just for an application appointment is much longer in Franklin county. So first off, anything wrong with this? Is there anything wrong with applying at a Sheriffs office in a county that you are not a resident in? (Delaware county is adjacent to Franklin county). I would think not since the application form is the same regardless of county, but I'm not sure.

Second, once your application is submitted, does the wait for your permit vary depending which county you submitted in, or do they all go to one singular pool? Get what I'm asking? Say Franklin county receives way more applications than Delaware county... Will my wait for the permit be shorter if I submit in Delaware? Or does that not factor in?

Thanks for any information guys, always appreciated!

 

[snowman]

Sir,

I got my permit from an adjacent county back in 2004, so it was not an issue at that time. Sorry that is all I can contribute, but others will be along to help soon, I'm sure

Best wishes,
Andy

 

[cmort666]

There are definitely differences in processing time. In fact, somebody (OFCC?) used to post a map showing average processing times.

I live in Cuyahoga County, but got my license from Medina County. When CCW first started, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff was notorious, both for slow processing and opposing CCW in general. That senile, corrupt fossil is gone now. I hear that the process has sped up considerably.

My license took almost exactly thirty days.

 

[rasmith3442]

Madison County

See my reply to BluJax post above. I suggest you go to London - you won't be sorry.

S/F,

RAS