Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Concealed Carry Here Today

I have my application ready to do. You can get yours here. I did learn that my old Texas CCW license has an anti-copy coating on it, so be advised if you plan to use one as your proof of training. Good thing I have my Hunter Safety as a backup.

It’s an easy process. My one disappointment is that there wasn’t a place to put a phone number or email address. That means that if there are any problems with the application, it will have to be resolved via snail mail. That will take some time. So check the application thrice!

UPDATE: Wow.

On the first day of Wisconsin’s concealed carry law, more than 80,000 application forms have been downloaded and the Department of Justice’s website has gotten hundreds of thousands of hits.

The state expects to start issuing concealed carry permits later Tuesday afternoon, according to Department of Justice spokeswoman Dana Brueck. Since the permits will be mailed, it will take a few days for applicants to receive them.

I’m a bit surprised that they plan to start issuing permits that soon. Granted, the background check and training verification should only take a few seconds, but I figured they’d process them more slowly. Good for them for getting at it.

(4) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0613 hrs
Firearms + Law

  1. I actually dropped off my application at the post office near the airport around 2AM, thinking they may be open and sorting mail 24 hours a day (they weren’t).

    Sounds like they have an impending deluge. Good on them in trying to stay ahead of it, which is not what I expected given your typical bureaucratic sloth.

    Validation word: arms42

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 01, 2011 at 1252 hrs


  2. I put mine in the mail at the post office at 7:35 this morning hoping the same thing. The posted pickup time in the post office was noon. Ah well…

    Posted by Owen on November 01, 2011 at 1323 hrs


  3. Yes, oh well. They will get there when they get there, processed when they are processed, with the licenses eventually mailed back to us.

    I have been traveling to Madison to lobby my representatives for concealed carry since Scott McCallum was governor. I am sure I can survive a few more weeks.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 01, 2011 at 1436 hrs


  4. Amen.

    Posted by Owen on November 01, 2011 at 1441 hrs


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