Quoted: I didn't know that you had to obtain a concealable firearm permit before acquiring a handgun? Are you sure they aren't referring to obtaining a "Permit to Purchase a Handgun"?
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Go read the text of the current law. There is no Handgun Permit law. It has always been a "permit to aquire a concealable firearm". They then define a "concealable" firearm as one with a barrel shorter than 16".
This would mean that you need a permit not only for a handgun, but also for a SBR, SBS, or a machinegun with a short barrel.
The way I read this, you could buy a handgun receiver with no permit, and later install a slide and barrel. After all, while a receiver may be considered a "firearm" by federal definition, it does not meet the state def. of a "concealable" firearm because it has no barrel. (keep in mind, this is just my opinion, and I am not a lawyer).