Rich B
Regular Member
That officer lied to you. Don't take legal advice from LEOs.
We are not 'shall issue', by the way.
We are not 'shall issue', by the way.
also I have read several times(not posts but somewhere in the states laws that we are a shall issue state-- meaning that unless you have a felony record, was a past felon or have on of the other reasons they list @ the state site--they must issue a permit to you--period
so the LEO who told us it would take 3-4 months is the same person who is overwhelmed -- thus the shear numbers created a back up o f epic proportions and there is no real way around it--he 's actually a real nice guy and I do not want to make his life miserable--so the 100 day wait goes on
My wife and I both applied for our pistol permits on Tues May 13,2014 in Waterbury Ct. The clerk stated that it would be a 5 to 6 month wait. when and how should we file an appeal? Any help will be appreciated.
My wife and I both applied for our pistol permits on Tues May 13,2014 in Waterbury Ct. The clerk stated that it would be a 5 to 6 month wait. when and how should we file an appeal? Any help will be appreciated.
Here's what I don't understand. The current backlog for appeals has them booking approximately 2 years out and that's the first move that you want to make? Wouldn't you be better served by waiting the 8 weeks as mandated by statute and then placing a polite call to the Chief and asking what the reason for the delay is? Rich is no doubt extremely well informed on this issue but I still don't quite get the logic behind immediately going to "Defcon 1" when your communication has been limited to a "clerk" at the WPD. Does filing an appeal really make them move any faster or does it just create a record of their delay and in the end you "get your permit when they get to it"? Good luck.
Your view is that once you file an appeal that they will either stop working on it (for whatever reason) and wait for the appeal to be heard in 2 years.
The issue I see with this is that they, BFPE, are violating your right to keep and bear arms and to maintain proficiency with the handgun(s). The Army requires range time every 6 months; the 2 year time frame is outside of this.
Perhaps before next legislative session efforts to mandate that the BPFE must issue final decisions w/i 6 months of the appeal being filed will happen.
There was a court case that said that 24 months is just fine .. hence the BFPE's current 2 yr wait period. Its not a coincidence.
Alas, I don't believe that the state can require any type of permission slip.
Actually I believe they would continue to work on it so what's the point of the appeal based on a clerk's statement? Again my question, is there any proof that the appeal will make the issuing authority speed up the process OR can it have the opposite effect and cause them to say "thanks for the appeal after only one week of waiting, you'll hear from us in a year" (well before the appeal date). It seems like this maneuver just compounds the problem of an already outrageous backlog for the bfpe and steams everyone's clams in the process. Again, why not just place a call to the Chief at the appropriate time and work from there? Thanks.
Here's what I don't understand. The current backlog for appeals has them booking approximately 2 years out and that's the first move that you want to make? Wouldn't you be better served by waiting the 8 weeks as mandated by statute and then placing a polite call to the Chief and asking what the reason for the delay is? Rich is no doubt extremely well informed on this issue but I still don't quite get the logic behind immediately going to "Defcon 1" when your communication has been limited to a "clerk" at the WPD. Does filing an appeal really make them move any faster or does it just create a record of their delay and in the end you "get your permit when they get to it"? Good luck.
Except their burden is not 8 weeks. Why would you give that advice?
I didn't give any advice. If you noticed there were question marks throughout my posts and the questions were born out of the reality that there is seemingly no entity that enforces any of the lawful time limits on the permit process so it would seem logical and in ones self interest to approach the issuing authority with a measure of tact. If filing an appeal after submitting an application one week earlier has proven to be an effective strategy in the past and motivates the issuing authority to stick to a strict timeline then I guess it's all good.
Hi
I am posting this to help others--it decreases the anxiety felt waiting for a permit(for whatever your reasons)-- not to get trashed by those who feel they must
I applied for my permit on 3 -6 14. Was told then it would be 3-3.5 months. did nothing about the wait(no calls, no visit to the MPD...). Spoke with MPD officer who investigates the permits 5-28-14-- he told me'" you are up in typing now,then you go to the chiefs desk to be signed.. you should have "it" in 2-3 weeks" so 3-4 months is the norm now. The appeals board has a 2 YEAR back up-- and someone I know--who is very much "in the know" about our state and its laws said that permits are now allowed to take 4 months--FYI
best of luck to thos e still waiting:monkey:banana::lol:
good shooting
rob
Was told then it would be 3-3.5 months. did nothing about the wait(no calls, no visit to the MPD...). Spoke with MPD officer who investigates the permits 5-28-14-- he told me'" you are up in typing now,then you go to the chiefs desk to be signed.. you should have "it" in 2-3 weeks" so 3-4 months is the norm now. The appeals board has a 2 YEAR back up-- and someone I know--who is very much "in the know" about our state and its laws said that permits are now allowed to take 4 months--FYI