Fingerprints

[olivs260]

I guess I should have listened to my CHP instructor. I sent off my application on 9/2 and was very excited to receive an envelope in the mail the other day from the Concealed Handgun Division.

Well, it turns out the ink fingerprint card I submitted was rejected because of the poor quality. I went to the jail in Thibodaux the next day and forced my cheap ass to pay the $5 to have them electronically taken

It does make me wonder about the accuracy of the criminals' fingerprints that are taken at that precinct, which I shall not name...

So now I have another month or so to wait. Oh well- lesson learned!

 

[KnightWolf09]

yea, I scanned em the first time. I still had to wait 4 months. As far as criminal prints...ehh.

 

[hdfinder47]

According to the LSP CCW folks 40-45% of fingerprints done both with ink or computer are rejected. Only sure thing is computer prints sent directly to their computer, checked while you wait and OK'd, or prints done at LSP CCW office in BR. They are working on the system to enable all SO's to do the computer prints online.

 

[Dogman]

My fingerprints were rejected the first time when I applied for both my Florida and my Louisiana permits. When I had the FL prints redone (for another fee) at the sheriff's office, the deputy told me about half the time prints get rejected from both FL and LA. I asked her how somebody can get evidence from finger prints if the prints have to be perfect for a gun permit. She just smiled and shook her head. "It's just bureaucracy," she said.

When I had my LA prints redone, I went back to the instructor to have it done for free. He actually made a sloppy mess of them the second time--worse than the first time--and left the date and other information off the card. I submitted it anyway and it was accepted without any problems.

"It's just bureaucracy."

"It's Chinatown."

 

[olivs260]

Update- permit came in the mail today! So it was originally submitted on 9/2, then re-submitted 10/4, arrived 11/23.

It's about time!

 

[Guate_shooter]

Last time they had an Instructors Meeting at LSP, they actually adviced for Instructors to recommend students to send 2 cards instead of just one IF you were sending in the ink ones to double your chances of being passed.

Just a thought.

 

[Tater]

Mine was rejected the first time too and redone by the same guy and accepted...

 

[03GeeTee]

My friend sent in his paperwork and had the prints done at LSP in BR and it's been over 8 weeks and he still hasn't gotten anything yet.

 

[Blackhawk]

Got mine too, 44 days!

I received my permit today, 11-23-10. It took 44 days from mail off until the permit was received back. I sent two inked cards just in case there might be problems with one.

 

[JamesH]

Sorry to resurrect the old thread, but sit there and have them check the prints while you wait!!! Drove down to the LSP office, to have them scanned on the computer. About 15 minutes later I got a call asking me to come back to re scan one of my fingers. It was only a 4 hour drive down, but it was so worth it to not have to worry about my fingers getting rejected.

 

[Ben Segrest]

Sorry to resurrect the old thread, but sit there and have them check the prints while you wait!!! Drove down to the LSP office, to have them scanned on the computer. About 15 minutes later I got a call asking me to come back to re scan one of my fingers. It was only a 4 hour drive down, but it was so worth it to not have to worry about my fingers getting rejected.

Or you could have just have them done at LSP to begin with if you were going there anyway.

 

[sraacke]

Or you could have just have them done at LSP to begin with if you were going there anyway.

I think that's what he did. Had them scanned at LSP, waited, rescanned, then drove 4 hours back home secure in mind that the fingerprints are good to go.

 

[Ben Segrest]

I think that's what he did. Had them scanned at LSP, waited, rescanned, then drove 4 hours back home secure in mind that the fingerprints are good to go.

My mistake, I misread what he wrote.