It seems to me that if HCSO will not issue a permit until the last minute of the 30 days they have to do so, would it be a safe assumption that they could not be trusted to save your life? I wonder, do you?.. If this post is not in the appropriate place, I apologize and please move it.

It's in the proper place, but . . .

. . . if they issued the permit in the fifteen minutes of work that it actually takes to run most of the checks, would that mean that, if you called 911, they'd be there in seconds if you need them? I don't think so, myself.

That said: I do think that cops, in general, are more more enthusiastic (professionally) about responding to a call where somebody needs to get their life saved, now, than they are about doing even required and important adminstrative details. (It's one of the reasons why I think that permit issuance should be done by the DMV, instead; they know how to process paperwork, after all.)

I wish all people took what they do for a living seriously enough to be efficient at it. it is my hope that this will generate some interesting discussion.

Told today after it being my 35th day of waiting that there is a sudden spike of 40+ people per day and it may take up to 40 days, give or take. Checking with a friend in another department at HCSO, he said permits are WAY DOWN.
Guess I'll wait to 40 days then...???

Told today after it being my 35th day of waiting that there is a sudden spike of 40+ people per day and it may take up to 40 days, give or take. Checking with a friend in another department at HCSO, he said permits are WAY DOWN.
Guess I'll wait to 40 days then...???

"I applied for my permit 33 days ago*, and it hasn't arrived yet -- what should I do?"

Waiting is not necessary. Should have been covered in your carry class...

-Mark

I you need that permit in order to purchase a gun then you have to wait. Or get a permit to purchase. The receipt from the application will not be accepted by gun dealers as far as I know, even if it has been more than 30 days

When I dropped off my paperwork at the HCSO, one guy was lackadaisically sitting there with his feet up on the desk and the other guy was staring blankly into a monitor playing with the mouse. When they heard me, the feet-desk guy started half-heatedly moving paper around on his desk and the guy (possibly playing solitaire?) slowly walked over to the bullet proof window. Needless to say, I was impressed by those two hard working, enthusiastic gentlemen.

It's probably not in their job description to be nice, but damn! They were bordering on rude with their passive aggressive behavior. I don't think the mouse pusher made eye contact with me once.

By law, they could in theory accept it...the permit has been legally issued. That said, they don't have to do business with you. It's something to take up with your dealer. You're right, most won't.

I have both. P2P is free, and removes any headache.

-Mark