Guess they are really back logged or trying to see how long the can draw out the process to discourage other people from getting one. They received paper work first week of November, had my interview end of February with everything filled out. None of my friends have been contacted yet, I know my background check is clean as I have worked for a Financial firm as well as a school district in the past 5 years. Not sure how it can take them this long for a sportsman permit. Anyone else waiting this long now? Everyone i talk to at work got it in 4 - 5 months. Friend in Nassau got his this year in about 3 months around the holidays.
At this point, give them a call. Sometimes you'll be missing something in your application, but unless you call, it seems they never notify you of what you're missing.
They are very backlogged. I heard thru a very reliable source that they received thousands of applications in Nov and Dec of last year. But give them a call any way.
Good to know that more and more people are coming into our "Gun Culture" - bad that they have to petition for a "permission slip" to exercise what is a Right...
I dont care if they got 10,000 applications. For most of the people applying, plug the name in the computer, see a squeeky clean record, and stamp that bugger approved. So much of this stuff is automated these days. How many officers are in the unit? They could go through that many in a few days, screening out the applications that may require additional scrutiny. It's all a scheme, I dont care what anyone says. If they wanted to make the process efficient and painless, they could.
And since you're new here, I'll mention that NY State LAW says your application MUST be approved or denied "within six months or presentation of application" (and it's noted in the law that short-staffing or lack of response from FBI etc. are not excuses)
Some rough math: 12 investigators, 2 hours total (spread across initial review, interview, processing and issuance), lets call it about 40 a day can be processed. Now introduce all of the amendments, renewals, etc. Number drops to about 25-30 a day, 125-150 a week. The week after San Bernadino they received over 1200 applications. For many additional weeks they were over 200-250 a week and another big rush going on now. Not that I am making excuses, but this is the current reality. They need more staff at a time when the County is in financial trouble and is cutting funding in many areas. No simple solution for this one. I assume no one wants to see the fees increased like Nassau and the City did.
I wonder how many thousands of traffic violations get processed by the same county in a six month span and how many do they have working on it? The gov't has their priorities and getting you your pistol license ain't anywhere near the front of the line.
Dropped mine off January 5th got called March 13th had my interview May 19th finalized paper work and dropped off May 25th. Now I'm waiting they said approximately November till I have it
I'm not saying I agree with the delay in processing, but if too many people were to start quoting the 6 month time frames they could start denying applications based upon having to meet the 6 month time frame. I personally would rather have them take a little longer and get my license approved, then denied. I've have my license for many years and it only took 4 months to issue mine in Suffolk back then.
If there was anything to prevent you or a reason came up for them to deny or suspend a pistol license, then all of a sudden things move at instantaneous speed. Do you think it would take up to a year for them to suspend my license if a reason to do so occurred, hell no, the next day I would be getting notified, follow the law !
Call your County Legislator. Call the County Executive. Without complaints, there is no pressure to change. And in this case change is dollars for staffing.
They can't legally deny you a civil right to a pistol for exercising another civil right (calling, complaining or suing under Article 78). They just can't. People need to stop being so freaking passive.
They can't legally deny you a civil right to a pistol for exercising another civil right (calling, complaining or suing under Article 78). They just can't. People need to stop being so freaking passive.
They would say you're "exhibiting signs of someone with a mental disorder", and deny deny deny...
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