Posted: 3/25/2013 7:44:50 AM EDT
Hello everyone, new to the site. Glad to be a part of it. My question is I live in wonderful Onondaga county, NY.....(yeah, that county)  anyway, I am waiting, and waiting for my pistol permit to come back. I handed in all my paperwork, references, pistol safety course class certificate, etc. back in November. I have heard rumors that Kevin Walsh cut employees in the pistol division. I was told in November to check in mid-February, before, well, all the gun grabber B.S. started. I was also told even though I applied for a CCW, I will only get a sportsman, thats what the guy at the hand in window said. (even though its a penal law the sheriff is supposed to grant what you ask) I gave them the benefit of the doubt..called March 1rst. They said, well call back in mid March.....I am also going to wait till April first to call now. Any suggestions, cause, after April first, I am going to call everyday.
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| You might try asking about average wait times in the NY hometown forum section. There will be a greater concentration of people with firsthand knowledge of wait time and they will probably be able to give you better state specific info for other questions as well. |
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It's probably a similar story in may areas of the country. There is what the law specifies, then there is what local county administrators want to do and think they can get away with.
In Arlington VA for example the county is not hot to give out CCW permits, so while the state law says the permit will be issued within 45 days, I started bugging them after 3 months, until I got really tired of that and took leave to go down in person to inquire as to what the delay was all about, and it was *magically* sitting in an out box ready to be mailed to me. I suspected it had been there a long time and that dropping in in person to complain is the step that triggers the issuance of the permit. I'd suggest visiting them in person. If anything, it lets them see that you are not a dirt ball, but rather a normal citizen with a job who votes, pays taxes, mows the lawn, etc. |
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It's probably a similar story in may areas of the country. There is what the law specifies, then there is what local county administrators want to do and think they can get away with. In Arlington VA for example the county is not hot to give out CCW permits, so while the state law says the permit will be issued within 45 days, I started bugging them after 3 months, until I got really tired of that and took leave to go down in person to inquire as to what the delay was all about, and it was *magically* sitting in an out box ready to be mailed to me. I suspected it had been there a long time and that dropping in in person to complain is the step that triggers the issuance of the permit. I'd suggest visiting them in person. If anything, it lets them see that you are not a dirt ball, but rather a normal citizen with a job who votes, pays taxes, mows the lawn, etc. My CPL application was similar in MI. I applied, and then waited and waited. I called to see what the hold up was, and the lady told me they were waiting for the box to fill up with applications at the clerks office so a sheriff's deputy could take it over to the sheriff's office to be matched up with the fingerprint cards the sheriff's office took and to run the background check. I was amazed when she said it was a physical box with paper copies. Who would've thought that in this day and age when I submitted my application electronically and only have my picture taken and paid my fee at the clerk's office. So they printed out my electronic app and put it in a box....go figure! Also, MI is a shall issue state and the county has 45 days from the time they receive the fingerprint/background check report to issue or deny the license. If it takes longer than 45 days, you can take them to court and if the court verifies they were over the 45 day limit, you get your CPL right away and the county pays all court costs, so it's free for you. |