mcevoys
join:2002-02-06
Ridgefield, CT | reply to bennor
Re: Pistol Permit Application Processing Time By Local PD in CT
I'm pretty sure that there's a specific timeline that they have to act within...by statute.
I'd contact a local gun shop and ask if they know the statute (unless someone here can cite it). |
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bennor
join:2006-07-22
New Haven, CT
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March 24th, @07:57PM
| Mcevoys thanks for the response and hopefully others can chime in with any info they have.
The only info I can find is this on the state website: "The issuing authority has 8 weeks to review your application and approve or deny. A denial may be appealed to the Board of Firearm Permit Examiners as provide in C.G.S. Section 29-32."
»www.ct.gov/DPS/cwp/view.asp?a=2158&q=294502
They say the issuing authority has 8 weeks to approve or deny. But don't mention what to do IF the local authority decided not to deny the permit, but NOT issue it either by the end of 8 weeks. If it's denied I can contact the state board of firearms permit examiners. However the state board apparently has a two-year backlog of cases. And apparently one of their own board members had his permit revoked when it was supposed to be renewed and has to wait two years for his case to be heard according to news reports last year.
So far the few calls I’ve made to local gun stores and ranges has yield general information only (due to the vagueness of the CT gun laws) and they've basically said it's up to the local police and they can do what ever they want due to the “suitability clause” in the licensing statute. And calls to the NHPD have yielded a range of reasons why they haven’t processed it. One of the things they've told me is they are understaffed and the person who handles the permits only works part time (one or two days a week) and there is a huge backlog with permit requests. |
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