Who all is waiting for their CCW?

[Rabbitcreekok]

Ridiculous. I really don't see how it takes that long to do. Honestly I feel if you can buy a pistol from a dealer (filling out a background check) you should be able to carry it. Keep something on you that states your a good guy.

Move to Vermont or Arizona and you can do that, with no license.

The reason it takes so long to do is that your application goes into the stack, on the bottom and is not looked at until it makes its way to the top. I just heard of a fellow that had a CWL class with 250 in the class. Imagine 250 applications hitting OSBI at once. Granted, they probably won't hit all at once but you get the idea.

Lots of folks are getting their carry permits. I am doing more classes than ever before and I don't do it full time.

 

[gllidehog]

Turned in April 9th just got my letter today woo hoo

 

[Mr.357Sig]

I know a few of the men and ladies at my church just got their CCLs and it took about 120 days. Ridiculous.

 

[soonergto]

Turned in April 9th just got my letter today woo hoo

Good for you!

I turned mine in on April 7th and still nothing. 119th day.

 

[gllidehog]

Good for you!

I turned mine in on April 7th and still nothing. 119th day.

Just picked mine up at the Tulsa county sheriffs office.. The said they got a lot in over the last few days.. Hopefully you will get yours soon

 

[roachjuice]

I still need to take the class lol.

 

[TCummings]

45 days today, almost half way there...

 

[soonergto]

Half way to half way maybe.

 

[David2012]

Editorial comment from the Daily Oklahoman On-line edition:

Gun permit applicants in Oklahoma should load up on patience
The Oklahoman Editorial | Modified: July 31, 2012 at 3:51 pm | Published: August 1, 2012

Read more: http://newsok.com/gun-permit-applic...-up-on-patience/article/3697045#ixzz22Y5BBAfZ

Issuance of driver's licenses isn't the only permitting function on which Oklahoma is falling behind. The state also faces a backlog in processing concealed-carry gun permits.

Driver's exams are hard to get, with people lining up in the middle of the night for a chance at a driving test. Unlike with the gun permits, the number of potential drivers is relatively simple to predict, based on the population of youths turning 16. But no one knows how many will apply for a concealed-carry license.

So many Oklahomans are applying now that the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is having trouble doing the requisite background checks. The number is growing in the wake of the Colorado shootings and the prospect of a second term for Barack Obama. Gun dealers are benefiting from the tragedy and noting the effect on sales from Obama's possible re-election. The perception is that a crackdown on gun rights is only a matter of time.

Another factor is a new state law allowing open carry of weapons if a gun owner has a concealed-carry permit. The state is supposed to issue or deny a concealed-carry permit within 60 days of an application. The average time now is 94 days, according to the Tulsa World.

Nearly 35,000 applications were processed in the fiscal year that ended June 30, up by almost 50 percent from the previous year. Applications nearly doubled in fiscal 2009, the latter half of which coincided with the first six months of the Obama presidency. The OSBI is on the tail end of a permitting process that begins with gun owners taking and passing an eight-hour course.

So getting a permit isn't faster than a speeding bullet, which may frustrate applicants but it shouldn't anger them. They should be the first to realize that with gun privileges, getting it right is more important than getting it quickly

 

[OV1kenobi]

Editorial comment from the Daily Oklahoman On-line edition:

Gun permit applicants in Oklahoma should load up on patience
The Oklahoman Editorial | Modified: July 31, 2012 at 3:51 pm | Published: August 1, 2012

Read more: http://newsok.com/gun-permit-applic...-up-on-patience/article/3697045#ixzz22Y5BBAfZ

Issuance of driver's licenses isn't the only permitting function on which Oklahoma is falling behind. The state also faces a backlog in processing concealed-carry gun permits.

Driver's exams are hard to get, with people lining up in the middle of the night for a chance at a driving test. Unlike with the gun permits, the number of potential drivers is relatively simple to predict, based on the population of youths turning 16. But no one knows how many will apply for a concealed-carry license.

So many Oklahomans are applying now that the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is having trouble doing the requisite background checks. The number is growing in the wake of the Colorado shootings and the prospect of a second term for Barack Obama. Gun dealers are benefiting from the tragedy and noting the effect on sales from Obama's possible re-election. The perception is that a crackdown on gun rights is only a matter of time.

Another factor is a new state law allowing open carry of weapons if a gun owner has a concealed-carry permit. The state is supposed to issue or deny a concealed-carry permit within 60 days of an application. The average time now is 94 days, according to the Tulsa World.

Nearly 35,000 applications were processed in the fiscal year that ended June 30, up by almost 50 percent from the previous year. Applications nearly doubled in fiscal 2009, the latter half of which coincided with the first six months of the Obama presidency. The OSBI is on the tail end of a permitting process that begins with gun owners taking and passing an eight-hour course.

So getting a permit isn't faster than a speeding bullet, which may frustrate applicants but it shouldn't anger them. They should be the first to realize that with gun privileges, getting it right is more important than getting it quickly

Yeah, I especially like the "gun privileges" part.