so my gun permit hasnt come in yet..what do I do?

i applied for my firearms id card back in Dec. 08. The statue in NJ says no more then 30 days for a resident(approved or denied) and it has to be a valid reason why i got denied. I have the reciept of when I paid(money order)..Should I go to the local PD and ask to see a Captain or what? My dad says that what he did years back, and he got it the next day. Im just a bit leary of doing that since the officer will probably have a gun

Its not like im in a hurry to buy a gun, but still..im tired of waiting

 

do it, it cant hurt to ask whats going on

 

Can you call the office you applied with and ask what the status is? Ours is suppost to take 4-6 weeks herr although it usually goes faster than that.

 

its true it wont hurt to ask..My luck thou is that they will deny me for being a pain in the ass..LOL maybe I should fly Chris4x4 out to launch some stuff at the pd till i get them to give me a permit..lol

 

that I can, but id rather do it in person so I can see the mo f lie to my face

 

Well you have a valid concern if it should take no more than 30 days. I would think it could not hurt to inquire with them.

 

The problem with that is it only works if the person you are dealing with is the one who actually issues it. Otherwise i would expdct the usual line of "I sent it off to so and so..."

 

well hang on, and ill post the law itself.

 

5. How long does it take to process my application? State statutes mandate that a New
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] Jersey applicant be processed (granted or denied) in 30 days. Thats the law.[/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman,Times]2C:58-3(f). Purchase of firearms[/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman,Times]"...the licensing authority who shall investigate the same and, unless good cause for the denial thereof appears, shall grant the permit or the identification card, or both, if application has been made therefor, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the application for residents of this State and within 45 days for nonresident applicants. A permit to purchase a handgun shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of issuance and may be renewed by the issuing authority for good cause for an additional 90 days.[/FONT]​

[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] Some municipalities take months to process applications. This is an illegal process[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] which as been propagated due to the lack of people challenging the system. If you don't[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] want to wait months for your permit, you don't have to. Take your municipality to court[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] and demand your application be processed according to State statutes. Here are some[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] typical excuses given out when police departments processing times go beyond the[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] STATUTORILY mandatory 30 days:[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] (taken from pg. 105 of "Nappen on NJ Gun Laws"):[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 1. "Your Prints haven't come back from the FBI"[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 2. "Your references haven't replied yet"[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 3. "The investigation is still in progress"[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 4. "The chief has been out (sick, busy, etc.)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 5. "We just don't have the manpower to devote to these things"[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 6. "We have priorities that take precedence over gun permits."[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 7. "We are working on a new form of questions"[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 8. "We just switched persons (departments, offices, record keeping[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] personnel, etc.) who handle these.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 9. "Why does a woman (black man, senior citizen, handicapped person, nice[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] person like you, etc.) need a gun anyway?"[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] 10. "We don't just give anybody gun permits"[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times]6. Remember, there is no substitute for a qualified attorney. There are qualified[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times] attorneys listed on the njguns.com page should you need one.[/FONT]

 

OK, I think no harm in asking the status of the application. However I would not go in there citing the above and demanding an answer, I think nothing good will come of that. You may be up against a something were it is really out of thier control to process it in 30 days. I would just ask and if you start getting BS answers then you can be a little more...persuasive.

 

well its weird the way my towns pd is set up...theres a lady behind a glass window who dosent know anything...If i ask her i wont get anywhere. Thats why i was planning on printing that thing out and bringing it with me, even thou I'm sure there well aware of that law.

And Chris, guess the deals off. I cant even afford to put gas in my truck, never mind bail

 

lol surely you would be welcome in NJ..We need some good hell raisers here. And theres really no HOA's around here that I know of. On the plus, we dont have to pump our own gas.

 

were one of the few states who dosent have to. They have people do it for us usually known at PTT's.

 

yea they kinda suck..Espically with the tacomas with the locking gas door...they always drop my keys on the side of my bed.

 

lol, yea, it is b/c some idiot blew up a gas station and killed a bunch of people, b/c he didn't understand you have to put the gas pump back after you finish filling up.

Your PD is probably way behind on applications and can't keep up with what the law requires. I know people here in SC that applied back in the first of Nov. 08 and are still waiting. I applied in Jan. and still sit here.