Joey_the_Wolf
Member
Hi,
I'm moving from my home in Florida up to Alabama. I'm currently 21 years old and a broke college student, so the hefty price for the Florida CCW license means I currently don't have one (all in all, with classes and fingerprints and all that jazz, it was going to be like $200 out of my pocket). I view this as a Bad Thing, since I'm severely limited as to how and where I can carry my firearm without a CCW. Since I'm moving next month, I'm very happy that the county I'm moving to only charges about $20 for the CCW license. That's it. Needless to say that put a smile on my face. Until I saw that AL is a "may issue" state, and it's pretty much up to the sheriff of the county to give it to me or not.
I hear that it's pretty much "Shall issue" for everyone over 21 assuming they have a clean record (which I do. I'm a Criminal Justice student trying to get into law enforcement, so I've stayed clean).
Here's my concern though, how likely are they to give a 21 year old college student who just moved into the state a CCW license? How long do I have to live in state in order to be eligible for one? What's the process like? Fingerprints? Classes? Interviews? How long do I have to wait for the license? Should I put down "Self Defense" as my "reason" for applying for the CCW, or should I elaborate more? I just don't want to waste my money and time and then have the sheriff say "Nope. Sorry. I just don't feel like giving you your CCW."
I'm searched the internet quite a bit, but I have not found a clear answer, so I was hoping to find out from someone who's actually done it.
Any and all info would be appreciated, thanks in advance
I'm moving from my home in Florida up to Alabama. I'm currently 21 years old and a broke college student, so the hefty price for the Florida CCW license means I currently don't have one (all in all, with classes and fingerprints and all that jazz, it was going to be like $200 out of my pocket). I view this as a Bad Thing, since I'm severely limited as to how and where I can carry my firearm without a CCW. Since I'm moving next month, I'm very happy that the county I'm moving to only charges about $20 for the CCW license. That's it. Needless to say that put a smile on my face. Until I saw that AL is a "may issue" state, and it's pretty much up to the sheriff of the county to give it to me or not.
I hear that it's pretty much "Shall issue" for everyone over 21 assuming they have a clean record (which I do. I'm a Criminal Justice student trying to get into law enforcement, so I've stayed clean).
Here's my concern though, how likely are they to give a 21 year old college student who just moved into the state a CCW license? How long do I have to live in state in order to be eligible for one? What's the process like? Fingerprints? Classes? Interviews? How long do I have to wait for the license? Should I put down "Self Defense" as my "reason" for applying for the CCW, or should I elaborate more? I just don't want to waste my money and time and then have the sheriff say "Nope. Sorry. I just don't feel like giving you your CCW."
I'm searched the internet quite a bit, but I have not found a clear answer, so I was hoping to find out from someone who's actually done it.
Any and all info would be appreciated, thanks in advance