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My mom went down to replace her Carry Permit (old one expired).
Normally it is a 30-45 minute task, start to finish. They were telling people that the wait for fingerprinting would be up to 5 hours!
Is this happening anywhere else in GA, or was it just Cobb County?
Dunno about GA, but I renewed mine PA License to Carry a Firearm yesterday morning. I got there right after the Montgomery County, PA Sheriff's Office opened, about 0830. While I was waiting one of the deputies told me that on Wednesday, they processed 53 LTCFs, most of which were new applications. Only a few renewals. If PICS (PA Insta Check, we don't use NICS in PA) hadn't been swamped by all the panic buying they would've processed about 70.
Just for shits n giggles I went to my favorite gun shop yesterday afternoon. It's in Bucks County. Speaking with the owner, he told me that Bucks County is experiencing a similar flood of new LTCF applications.
So, people are not only buying a shitload of guns, they are also applying for carry permits like crazy.