On Friday afternoon of last week, January 14, 2011, I went to my local Police Department to start the process of applying for a permit to purchase another handgun. This will be my fourth time through the process, but because more than two years has elapsed since my last purchase this application will be treated as a "new" one. I am a lawyer with a squeeky clean record and have passed the NICS application for a long gun at least 5 times in the past two years. I have a valid New Jersey Purchasers Identification Card. The only major change in circumstances since my last handgun purchase is that my adult daughter acquired a kitten, and even though it is rapidly growing into a cat I am surprisingly fond of it.*
On Friday January 14, 2011 I picked up the forms: 1) the New Jersey application (which requires two references; 2) the New Jersey form to release any mental health records I may have (I have none); and, 3) the totally illegal form of my local municipality requiring me to allow anyone anywhere to let my local Police Department inspect any record they may have about me going back to the beginning of time. I hope to file the application on Monday Janaury 17, 2011. I will need to bring $2.00 in cash and a money order for $18.00.
Let's see how long it takes.
I will keep the Forum posted.
* It is possible that my irrational fondness for my daughter's cat might be construed as a symptom of mental instability.
On Friday January 14, 2011 I picked up the forms: 1) the New Jersey application (which requires two references; 2) the New Jersey form to release any mental health records I may have (I have none); and, 3) the totally illegal form of my local municipality requiring me to allow anyone anywhere to let my local Police Department inspect any record they may have about me going back to the beginning of time. I hope to file the application on Monday Janaury 17, 2011. I will need to bring $2.00 in cash and a money order for $18.00.
Let's see how long it takes.
I will keep the Forum posted.
* It is possible that my irrational fondness for my daughter's cat might be construed as a symptom of mental instability.
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