CHL Renewal

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bikerbill

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Wondering if other states are keeping up with Texas as far as carry license renewals ...

A few weeks ago I got an email from the state, advising me that it was time to renew my CHL (it actually expired this July, but who's counting?) The last time I renewed, I had to take a refresher classroom course and requalify at the range.

But under a new law, renewals (if the original prints and picture are still good) are handled completely online. I fired up the computer that day, and 10 days later, I had my new plastic in hand.

Does your state do as well?
 
For my Utah CCW that was renewed last November, they mailed me a renewal application several weeks before it expired. I filled it out, got a new passport photo, and a check for $15 (covers the background check to make sure I am still eligible). Mail or carry into the BCI office and it's done.
 
Honorable military discharge or hunter safety is all that is required here though training specific for CCW is available, Washington is even looser. Renewed mine recently, still had to go to the Sheriffs' office and fill out the form. I've heard rumor of constitutional carry legislation. Should pass, after all this is Idaho.
 
No, TN renewals require either going to DMV or renewing by mail. The renewal fee is $50. I plan to renew by mail. DMV waiting lines are terrible in my county. I'd rather pay at least $100 for renewal than wait half a day at DMV.
DMV is to be avoided at all (nearly) cost.

Hopefully, we'll get online renewal before I renew.
 
Time...

I had a valid CCW from 2002 to 2007. To renew it was $45.00. I just had to do the one form/payment. That was it. :D
I was low on funds & frankly put it off so I didn't get my new CCW until 2013. :rolleyes:

The newer ID cards were worth it. The state Div of Licensing modified a few SOPs. The new CCWs were valid for 7 years not 5. They also no longer list the holder's home address. The general public can't get access to the database either(sorry media :p ).
It took approx 21 days from application to my ID card in my sweaty little mitts.

Clyde
 
I have licenses/permits from four states. Two have been mail-in renewal since I got them. Home state always required walk-in. Now PA requires walk-in ... even for non-resident licenses. That's a major cramp in the tail. Basically, it means I have to miss a couple of days of work just to renew a carry license. However, PA doesn't recognize my home state license, so I have no choice.
 
We have renewals here too in NC, and if your one day over you will need to go thru the entire process (paper work) over. Ask me how I know :rolleyes:

Cheers
Ron
 
Aguila, if you absolutely need a PA carry permit, check out states they have reciprocity with and get one, Utah might meet your need.
 
Handgunlaw.us , carry SOPs, bar talk....

I'd bring up the points to always check www.handgunlaw.us or get the recent ed of www.gunlawguide.com if you travel often or carry concealed guns in different places. ;)
State AGs & elected officials change or modify concealed carry laws often. :mad:
Don't go by any bar talk or what some guy in a gun show parking lot told you.
Research the state websites or contact the agency who issues the permit/license for updates. As noted, some states are lax, others are really strict.
My state was cut by NV because the state agency/AG's office in Nevada felt our CCW training requirements were too lax. :rolleyes:
We had a scandal in the southern part of the state where a few CCW instructors(NRA qualified) were caught only using "airsoft" weapons for the quals. That's a big no-no.
Clyde
 
USMC 77-81 said:
Aguila, if you absolutely need a PA carry permit, check out states they have reciprocity with and get one, Utah might meet your need.
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I do need PA. The problem is that the PA Attorney General has been clamping down on reciprocity, making most states so that PA recognizes only resident licenses/permits. For the moment, Utah seems to have been spared the axe, but to get Utah I have to find a Utah-certified instructor in my state, take another (expensive) class, then obtain another permit (for another fee) ... and by the time I get all that done PA may no longer recognize Utah non-resident permits.

Overall, it just seems simpler to make time to go to PA and renew in person.

This is just an example of why I find it so amusing that some people seem to think the current reciprocity mish-mash works just fine. From my perspective, I have definitely LOST ground over the past ten years.
 
I think the current reciprocity issue can lead to confusion and legal problems by extension of same. To be perfectly clear on where I stand on the issue of carry whether open or concealed,I think 'Constitutional carry' should be nation wide and hopefully will eventually be. When we (this includes myself) get a permit we are basically accepting a privilege in place of a right, it is also De-facto registration. Aguila, one thing you might want to research is the PA open carry law and if legal carry open if you are comfortable doing so in the areas of PA in which you visit, here in No. Idaho most people wouldn't look at you twice.
 
USMC 77-81 said:
Aguila, one thing you might want to research is the PA open carry law and if legal carry open if you are comfortable doing so in the areas of PA in which you visit, here in No. Idaho most people wouldn't look at you twice.
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Most places in PA are not a problem with open carry (Philadelphia being the exception, but I don't go to Philadelphia). However, there are problems with unlicensed open carry:

1. The gun free school zone law. To fully comply with that, you need a license/permit from the state in which the school is located. Not an issue in a state like Wyoming, where the chances of being within a school radius are slight. In PA, that's not a good bet.

2. More importantly, unlicensed open carry in PA is only for when you're on foot. You can't transport a loaded firearm in a vehicle in PA unless you have a license.
 
Just like SAS Phantom stated above, I filled out the paperwork for renewal about one month ago and was surprised that it is almost the same amount of hoops to jump through as if you were originally applying for a new permit. I did not receive any notification in the mail and my permit does not expire until the middle of March and was still told it will take about six weeks to get my new permit and on top of that there is a $75 renewal charge. I guess the good thing is that it lasts five years.
 
In michigan. Last time I had to renew. No one notified me. (Back in 2011). I had it expire on me but only by one day. When going to renew I read up on the process. When that process started the "counter people" were not only totally ignorant on their own process but stubborn they were right (and snippy). This was at the macomb township court building. They had me re finger printed and almost setup for another interview until someone with a brain at the last minute mind you intervened and realized all that again wasn't necessary. Put stupid people in important places and this is what you get. I hope the gun board at least briefed their "counter people" of the actual process next time renewal is up. Or better yet let's get constitutional carry so the "counter people" have less to think about.
 
True story(stories).....

To be honest, my last experience with the Div staff at my regional office was fairly good. :D
The state office relocated & the Div of Licensing supervisor retired(along with a few other state employees who seemed to be there forever).
The new location is nice, easy to get to & simple to navigate. The young staff members were supportive & professional.
I even pointed out a error in the state website/security handbooks about the wrong office address. They thanked me & the mistakes were corrected quickly. ;)

If you have all the material, fee(s) & act polite/professional; then many state & local employees will help you. Some do act like jerks or are inept but not always.

Clyde
 
I just went for a renewal in my new county. $115 and an application to the county clerk, they took my picture, told me the gun board meets at the end of the month, and I should know a few days later when they call me to come back in to pick up my new permit. Sounds too good to be true-I was used to Wayne County, where it was easily 5 or 6 months to renew.
 
The "bad old days"....

In the late 1990s, I lived in the suburbs of Pittsburgh PA. I put off obtaining a county concealed permit(why? Who knows? :D ).
When I went into the county Sheriff's Dept office, the line of concealed carry permit applicants was literally out the door & down the street. :eek:
It only cost $17.50 & took about 5 weeks to get.
I think the Allegheny County concealed permit was 3 years but it might have been longer. It was the 1990s. :D
 
In Texas I just talked to the State and they said the State has not enough personnel to handle the paperwork that they now Renew just by sending money in by mail or email. They really don't care if you are up current with the laws. It's they're only concern is getting your money. If you do something that's against the law whether knowingly or not its your butt that's on the line, just send us the money ! Lol
 
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