CCW'ers: How did your CCW application process go?

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***The questions asked are for applicants that have already applied for a CCW permit*** You may add your own questions or comments pertaining to this topic.

Assuming you received firearms training equivalent to your states
concealed carry training requirements, filled out and turned in your application along with your money.

- When you turned in your application, what events took place at that time? Were you asked specific questions, fingerprinted, interviewed, etc?

- How long did it take your states dept. regarding your CCW application to contact you back to schedule the next step in the process?

- When you went in the day you were scheduled or appeared, what was the next step that took place for you? Were you asked specific questions, fingerprinted, interviewed, etc?

- Was there any feet dragging or obsticles they put you through before recieving your permit?

- What did you take away from going through this process and what kind of tips can you give others that are going to go through the process was well?

I know it's way early to be asking this question because noone has gone through the complete application process yet in the state of Ohio, but I wanted to ask what you thought of the process in other states as well as Ohio. Thanks for your time..

TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OHIO IS CCW LEGAL! CONGRATS TO US!
 
Here in Utah, pretty cut and dried. Class of about 3hrs.Fingerprints , saftey/weapon handling ,then qualify with revolver and pistol .
Go get passport photo,copy of D/L ,have app. notorized then send .
All this for $129.50 . What a deal ,and your are good for 5yr..
Congrat`s and stay safe.:cool: ...:)
 
Texas. One day training class, fairly easy handgun proficiency test, easy multiple choice test. Photos and fingerprints the same day. Fairly extensive questionaire and application form, needed to remember a lot of addresses but that's just in my case. They took their sweet time getting the permit back to me, it was pretty close to 60 days.
 
Acquiring my Colorado permit turned out to be a piece of cake. The only two difficulties were waiting in line at the post office to get a money order—no checks accepted—and finding a parking spot when I went downtown to be finger-printed and photographed.

I was told the permit would take a month. It took three weeks. I was told it would be valid for a year. It turns out to be valid for four years.

Tough, eh?
 
As Sodium sez .... $19.00 (or $21.50 if you have the more convenient but jokey small shrunk and laminated version!!).

No finger printing ... not im my County ..... just a background check and paperwork .. total time in Sheriff's office about 20 minutes.!

Mind you ... for those who have read my post about the Macho CCW .. a little mandatory training might just be a good thing.!
 
I actually applied for CCW this morning.

First time I walked up to the counter, I had forgotten to get the Cashier's Check for the GBI background check. Ran down to bank 1 block away, traded money for paper. Returned to counter.

Filled out one form with personal info, including all the "are you a felon" questions, turned that in.

Got 3 fingerprint cards and two other forms. Filled all of those out.

Signed the paper that will become my license and put my fingerprint on it.

Paid the processing fee to the court.

Walked across the hall to the Sheriff's Office and went to the basement. Handed over the 3 cards, got all fingerprints done on the scanner.

Walked out. Person at counter said it would take 2 to 4 months. Person in Sheriff's Office said it would probably take less than 2 months, since they weren't backlogged and the prints would go out today.

No questions were asked. Nothing insulting or untoward was said. Nice and clean, took 45 minutes total, and for a total of $47 I'm good for 5 years. I believe renewals are $18 or so for 5 years.

I'll try to revisit this thread when I get my license to report the amount of time it took.

P.S. When at the bank getting the cashier's check, I initially asked for a cashier's check made out to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Cashier asked if I wanted it to be for $24. I said yes. He said, "I'll just make it out to GBI. They took that when I applied for mine."
 
I filled out the application, went to the Sheriff's office and had my finger print card done, got a passport photo, enclosed a copy of my military ID and a cashiers' check and mailed the packet to Tallahassee. In six weeks, I had my permit.

Being in the military (same for those who have previously served), I was exempt from taking the firearms safety course (four hours required). Had I been required to take the safety course, I would have enclosed a copy of the certificate in the packet.
 
In SC I had to take an 8 hour class (included getting fingerprinted) and qualify on a target. In WA I had to fill out a form at the sheriff's department, get fingerprinted, and pay $60. In both cases I had my CCW in about 70 days.
 
Lesee:

Filled out paperwork at Island County Sherrif office, paid by check, got fingerprinted, three weeks, presto, WA permit appears in the mail. Good for four years. No insulting remarks, no sidelong glances, no questions.

God, I love military communities!

Now, had I tried this in Seattle, OTOH.....
 
WV:

Completed application, consent for mental health agency to release any records, consent for CIB check(no fingerprints), pay $75 for app fee.

About 45 days later, received letter it is ready. $15 dollar check for permit. 5"x8" CHL was given to me.

Went to office, reduced it to wallet size on copier, made two more copies(for auto glovebox and ID carrier) laminated them.

Verification of trng. was from previous permit which was from previous permit. NRA Basic Handgun Safety class for original permit. $35. in 1990.


Ammunition for proficiency: $$$$

add: first two permits required a court order. A Judge sued and had that burden tranferred to Sheriff's Dept.'s
 
In WV:

I paid $20 for the safety class. I attended it on a Wednesday. It lasted 2hrs and was located in the High School Cafeteria. There was an easy written test at the end of the class. I had to qualify at the range on Saturday with their gun and ammo. The Sheriff's department kept their old .38 revolvers and decided to put them to good use. I got a nice afternoon at the range with some good guys (and one gal).

I filled out the application on Monday at the Sheriff's office, no fingerprints, just a copy of the certificate I got on Saturday to prove I took the class. The sheriff's administrative assistant notarized it for me for free. Paid $95. I think it was $75 for the permit, $15 for the background check, and $5 for the wallet version with my picture (didn't need the wallet version, but it is easier to carry around than the big paper one)

They called me at work on the following Tuesday morning (Monday was Columbus Day) and said that the application had been approved and that I could drop by and pick up the permit and get my picture taken anytime. I did that during my lunch hour that day.

I was legal to carry that Tuesday, but I received the wallet version in the mail on Thursday.

Two weeks total from class to permit. Total cost $115.

We didn't discuss it specifically, but I got the idea that the Sheriff was big on RKBA and concealed carry.

[Edit: I'm in Cabell county. Where are you at WvaBill? If you don't mind me asking?]
 
Washington State is a "shall issue" state so the only checks done are background-type checks. All I had to do was fill out a form at the local PD, get 2 sets of fingerprints done and wait about 10 days before I got a call from the cop shop telling me I could come down and pay my $65 to get my permit. I added an extra $5 for getting the permit laminated and I was on my way.
 
CCW in Idaho

I went to the Sheriff's office , filled out application, got fingerprinted, and paid $34.00 application fee. The deputies were great. Was advised that it could take several months for processing, but a week later, a letter came telling me that I had been approved and that I could pick up my CCW permit and get photographed in about 3 weeks. Will be another $30 at that time - permit good for 4 years, I think. In Idaho there are many ways to demonstrate prior training - mine was NRA hunter safety course.

Good luck!

Rotnguns
 
In South Carolina:

I paid a CCW instructor to handle the entire process, basically.

The cost for the class was $135, which included the $50 state application fee, training class, photograph, fingerprinting, and application submission. All I had to do was show up to the class with $135, a handgun, and 50rds of ammo. In eight hours the training class, fingerprinting, and photograph were completed, and the instructor mailed the application later that week.

The only complication was that I never recieved the first permit they said they mailed out. They sent a second one, which I recieved well after the "legal 90 day maximum" that they can take to issue a permit in this state. When it finally got here, it had the exact same photo and info from my drivers licence, rather than the photo and info that was submitted with my application.
 
Orange County CA: Schedule interview at Sheriff's Office and bring filled out application. Give interviewer "good cause" statement, get list of documents required, Pay approx $100 BI fee.

Submit docs, get approval from interviewer, schedule fingerprints (at Sheriff's ID Bureau); $90 fingerprint fee.

Take one of 4 approved instructors' classes, varying from $175 to $225 plus more for extra pistols (up to three, by serial number) on permit.

Final approval, have all pistols inspected (standard practical mods okay, but trigger pull must be within factory spec and no more than 4 lbs.)

Go back to Sheriff's office, pistols listed are run through CA DOJ to ensure they are registered to you, pay $100 fee, get permit.

All together, took about 1 month from application interview to issue; took me a week or so to get all docs and reference letters (minimum 2, non-relatives.)

My "good cause" was frequent participation (4 to 8 times per month over last year or so) in matches and range sessions (i.e: frequently transporting multiple firearms) - docs included letters from clubs and ranges stating same.

For a discretionary issue state like CA, Orange County isn't too bad.

Renewal in 2 years, same process but cheaper BI and classes.
 
Boulder County, CO:
Take class. Get certificate.
Download form online. Fill it out.
Go to bank, get cashier's checks (in correct amount!).
Pile the papers together. Go to the sheriff's office.
Try to figure out what the security guards at the front door want me to do before I go through the metal detector. They couldn't be bothered to speak up or use complete sentences.
Go to the sheriff's record's desk, hand them the papers. Sign the form in front of them.
Get the call to schedule the fingerprinting and photo-taking while I'm driving.
Play phone tag for a few hours.
Tell them that I'm leaving town in two days, so, no, I can't come be fingerprinted or photographed next week. (Hah, they have to decide whether or not to issue in 90 days, regardless of how long I wait to come in to be fingerprinted!)
They make a special appointment, I come in the next morning, get fingerprinted, and then photographed.
The lady taking my picture was quite nice. She commented on how there weren't many people applying as young as myself (23). Most applicants were fairly old, but they'd had a few come in on their 21st birthdays. I just sort of mumbled some vague excuse, she didn't mind.
31 days later, it came in the mail, with the issue date such that it took effect the day I got it in the mail. (Nice, I didn't lose any of my five years to the postal system!)
 
Marion County, Indiana...

No training requirements necessary. Requires two money orders, one for $15 and the other for $10.

Met a buddy at the City/County building before they opened at 8AM. After they opened, we walked in and told them we were applying for our Licences to Carry a Handgun. No questions were asked regarding why we wanted them. They gave us the forms to have filled out and notarized. We walked across the street to the Bail Bonds place where they typed and notarized our applications for $5. Had a real pleasant conversation with the lady there about the declining profit margin of her particular bail bonds business. We then walked back across the street to turn in our applications. Spent five minutes getting fingerprinted both electronically and with ink. Turned over our money orders and left. Total time spent, 25 minutes.

I received my LCH the very next week. It's good for 4 years, but I do have to notify the State Police within 60 days should I move.
 
Gary-
tcdrennen:

Better hope that the Sheriff remains the same.
Click to expand...

Mike Carona is pretty popular both with the people and the politicians - and the department, which opposed him when he first ran, likes him well enough now. Doubtful he'll have much if any opposition and he should be set for life.

Unless he aspires to higher office - there's a dearth of genuinely popular public officials in CA these days and those that are often get convinced they can win statewide.

But the CCW program in OC hasn't been an issue, oddly enough, and I doubt a new sheriff would change anything. One reason Carona won was his stand on "nearly" shall-issue; his opponent was adamantly against it and lost. Any future candidate will remember that - as will the gun owners in OC, who tend to be a bit more politically knowledgeable AND active than is (sadly) usual in CA.
 
Never had any trouble here in Michigan even before the new "shall issue" law. Too well known to be turned down. Once, several years ago, I was scheduled to go before the "Gun Board" to have my General Permit renewed. The permit was being stamped ok as I was entering the room with an apology from the dectective on the Board for making me come in.
 
A breeze... took the class, gave my prints, paid my money, and Still waiting... but we are a "shall issue" state... So sometime in the next year i should get mine i guess.. Paid 105 i think it was and supposed to be good for 5 years
 
Hennepin County, MN:

Printed the two-page app off a web page. Filled it out in advance. Brought a check for $100, the app, a copy of my training cert and a photo copy of my driver's license to the sheriff's office. This was a special office setup to process the anticipated waves of applicants. I applied on the second day of the new law taking effect. One detective was helping one guy in front of me. Couple of other detectives BSing in a side office.

As soon as the non-busy detectives saw me, one came over and took my stuff. He looked over the app to make sure I had filled it out correctly, made copies of everything and gave me a dated receipt. He was polite and professional. Total time in the office was about 10 minutes, most of that waiting for the old, slow copier to do its thing. Two other guys came in to apply while I was waiting; they were promptly helped.

I received the permit about four weeks after I applied.

My wife applied for hers the day after I received mine. By then, the special office had been closed and she had to go to the regular office. It took a bit longer for a detective to be found to take her app. She waited about 10 minutes or so to be helped. She said the receptionist seemed frustrated that she had to hunt someone down *again*. She had her permit four weeks later.

Permits here are good for 5 years, so that's $20 per year. I can live with that.
 
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