That fee, at least in Georgia, pays the people involved. I don’t know the procedures in Pennsylvania. So I’ll use Georgia which I do know.
You fill out an application, and then you submit fingerprints. Those are sent from the Probate Court to the Sheriff’s Department. The clerk takes your picture for your ID.
The Sheriff’s Department runs the applicant through the Georgia database and the FBI’s NCIC. The results are sent back to the permits clerk, and the file is reviewed. The Probate Court Judge signs off on your application and the license is mailed to you.
It takes a couple weeks here in my County.
Now this fee of $50 pays the clerk who processes your application, the Sheriff’s office who runs the background check. The Probate Court Judge who reviews the file. And let’s not forget the physical license to carry that is mailed to you.
And if you want to know why I support this, the answer is the thousands of people who thought they were allowed to carry but were not.
Under current law, gun owners must file an application for a weapons carry license if they want to carry a concealed firearm in public. Proponents argue the new measure simply does away with unnecessary paperwork for those already legally able to carry a gun. But critics worry about who will...
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In 2020, more than 5,000 people were denied. Giving them the benefit of the doubt they may not have realized they were disqualified by law.
How many people are carrying today under Constitutional Carry who are not legally allowed to?
Even though we have gone to Constitutional Carry. I still have my license and intend to renew it when it is time. I honestly wish there was some classroom time mandated for my fellow CCW people to learn the laws that will vote them in the ass if they don’t think about it.
Yes. I know the joke. It is better to be judged by twelve than carried by six. But isn’t it better to know the laws your actions will be judged by before instead of after? You might even avoid the whole judged by twelve part if you know the laws and what you should do. and if nothing else you’ll be told the cops are not your friend after the shooting and keep your stupid mouth shut. Get a lawyer. Get a ******* lawyer and keep your mouth shut. And don’t pull your EDC over someone stealing the Wheels off your diesel Rig or driving away with your His & hers Waverunners on a trailer because you will be charged with brandishing ( or worse )