Well after being out of the country for a year I finally went and applied for one. Ever since moving to LA I have not had one.
In Washington State I had one since the time I turned 21, and boy is it far easier to get one there... $55.25 and a NICS check and the state mandates that it be in the mail NLT 30 days. It is also good for 5 years.
Well 9/28 I went down to do the prints and pay, and ended up having to redo the application on my laptop in the lobby as it was magically purged from the system... Well being military/vet I only had to pay for fingerprinting, and my DD-214 covered my training.
Got the email that it was approved 10/1, and just got the permit in the mail today... Postmarked 10/3... So USPS took 16 days to ship it in a drive that takes a little over and hour... I was impressed at that inefficiency...
Anyone else on the edge I suggest do it now, and any military or vets as long as you have a DD-214 no older than 5 years it counts for training. No excuses... Now I can finally carry... Now to chose between my 1911, CZ-75P01, new to me G36.... Or if I got a wild hair my Broomhandle Mauser...
In Washington State I had one since the time I turned 21, and boy is it far easier to get one there... $55.25 and a NICS check and the state mandates that it be in the mail NLT 30 days. It is also good for 5 years.
Well 9/28 I went down to do the prints and pay, and ended up having to redo the application on my laptop in the lobby as it was magically purged from the system... Well being military/vet I only had to pay for fingerprinting, and my DD-214 covered my training.
Got the email that it was approved 10/1, and just got the permit in the mail today... Postmarked 10/3... So USPS took 16 days to ship it in a drive that takes a little over and hour... I was impressed at that inefficiency...
Anyone else on the edge I suggest do it now, and any military or vets as long as you have a DD-214 no older than 5 years it counts for training. No excuses... Now I can finally carry... Now to chose between my 1911, CZ-75P01, new to me G36.... Or if I got a wild hair my Broomhandle Mauser...
