CCW Question

[LaPipeliner]

Hi, I am new to the forum and have a question regarding conceal carry permits. I would like to get a permit, but am not sure if I am eligible. I got 2 DWIs when I was 18 and went through an alcohol treatment program. I have since held an FFL and bought hundreds of firearms. I feel like there should not be a problem, but would like to know if there is anything that will need to be done outside of the normal application process. Any advice will be greatly
appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[dawg23]

Call La. State Police Concealed Handgun Permit Unit (225-925-GUNS).

I have a hard time believing anyone on this board would be a more authoritative source than the agency that issues (or refuses to issue) the permits.

 

[btrosc1]

When you are applying call the clerk of court in the parish/district that you got the DWI's in and explain to them what you are trying to do. And that you would like the minutes from your court case. Turn those in with your application. Also the ladies in the CHP Unit at the LSP HQ are very helpfull.

 

[Bearco]

See bold area. It all depends on how long ago you are speaking about.

LA RS 1379.3
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C. To qualify for a concealed handgun permit, a Louisiana resident shall:
(1) Make sworn application to the deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The providing of false or misleading information on the application or any documents submitted with the application shall be grounds for the denial or revocation of a concealed handgun permit. The application shall reflect training in pistols, revolvers, or both. Any permittee under this Section shall notify the department of any address or name change within thirty days of the change. Failure to timely notify the department of a name or address change may result in suspension of the permit for up to thirty days.
(2) Agree in writing to hold harmless and indemnify the department, the state, or any peace officer for any and all liability arising out of the issuance or use of the concealed handgun permit.
(3) Be a resident of the state.
(4) Be twenty-one years of age or older.
(5) Not suffer from a mental or physical infirmity due to disease, illness, or retardation which prevents the safe handling of a handgun.
(6) Not be ineligible to possess a firearm by virtue of having been convicted of a felony.
(7) Not have been committed, either voluntarily or involuntarily, for the abuse of a controlled dangerous substance, as defined by R.S. 40:961 and 964, or been found guilty of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a misdemeanor under the laws of this state or similar laws of any other state relating to a controlled dangerous substance within a five-year period immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, or be presently charged under indictment or a bill of information for such an offense.
(8) Not chronically and habitually use alcoholic beverages to the extent that his normal faculties are impaired. It shall be presumed that an applicant or permittee chronically and habitually uses alcoholic beverages to the extent that his normal faculties are impaired if the applicant has been found guilty of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, or has been admitted, either voluntarily or involuntarily, for treatment as an alcoholic, within the five-year period immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, or at any time after the application has been submitted.

(9) Not have entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2 at the misdemeanor level, unless five years have elapsed since completion of sentence or any other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled, or unless the conviction was set aside and the prosecution dismissed, prior to the date on which the application is submitted.
(10) Not have been convicted of, have entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or not be charged under indictment or a bill of information for any crime of violence or any crime punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year or greater. A conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of nolo contendere under this Paragraph shall include an expungement of such conviction or a dismissal and conviction set-aside under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893. However, a person who has been convicted of a violation of 18 U.S.C. 491(a) shall be permitted to qualify for a concealed handgun permit if fifteen or more years has elapsed between the date of application and the successful completion or service of any sentence, deferred adjudication, or period of probation or parole.
(11) Not be a fugitive from justice.
(12) Not be an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, or narcotic drugs.
(13) Not have been adjudicated to be mentally deficient or been committed to a mental institution.
(14) Not be an illegal alien in the United States.
(15) Not have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States with a discharge characterized as "Under Other than Honorable Conditions", a "Bad Conduct Discharge", or a "Dishonorable Discharge". In the case of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers of the United States Armed Forces, the punishment of "Dismissal" rendered subject to a verdict of "guilty" at a trial by military court-martial is deemed to be disqualifying under this Paragraph. For the purposes of this Paragraph, the United States Coast Guard is considered an armed force.
(16) Not have a history of engaging in violent behavior. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that an applicant has a history of engaging in violent behavior upon proof that, within a ten-year period immediately preceding the date of the application, the applicant has been arrested or charged on three or more occasions for any crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), or has been arrested or charged on two or more occasions for any crime of violence that may be punished by death.
(17) Not be ineligible to possess a firearm under 18 USC 922(g).
(18) Not have had a permit denied within one year prior to the most recent application.
(19) Not have had a permit revoked within four years prior to the most recent application.
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The complete statute can be viewed at http://www.legis.louisiana.gov/lss/lss.asp?doc=97451

 

[LaPipeliner]

See bold area. It all depends on how long ago you are speaking about.

Thanks, that answers my question. This all happened in 1988, so I am good to go.