Cost of a license??!

"Sometimes it does appear that the State governments are indirectly trying to prevent poor folks from carrying."

Yup. That near-on $500 for CT sounds almost discriminatory. Add a decent pistol and holster, and there are lots of people who can't afford $1000 to protect themselves.
 
Here is NC back in 2009 when I obtained my CCH License. My Concealed Carry Class was $100 and my Application Fee was $90 turned in to the Sheriff Office.
 
As toolman said, here in Indiana its $150 for a lifetime permit.

I went down to the local sheriffs office where I filled out a form and got finger printed. If I remeber correctly I gave them $50.

They then give you an envelope with your application to send to the state police. You have to get a money order for $75 to send along with it. Then just wait for your permit to show up.

There is no training or class required which is nice. Now you can even fill out your app online but still have to go in and get your prints done.

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In Florida, the cost is $117 for a ten year license. Plus the $75 for the class we had to take to be certified. I've seen the class for as low as $50. So slightly less than $200.
 
I wasn't going to chime in, but I have been thinking about this all morning.

I don't think I would live in a state where I had to "pay" for permission to exercise my rights that are protected by the Constitution, the same Constitution I swore an oath to defend.

You can get a permit in Wyoming, but its your choice, you don't have to have one to carry concealed. The State offers the service if you want to go to states that don't honor the Constitution but requires permisson slips.
 
Here in AZ you don't have to have a license to purchase or carry a firearm (excluding Class III and what not).

You can OC or conceal with no permit or license necessary.
 
Initial Concealed Pistol License in WA is $36..+ whatever the FBI charges..anyway, right now the total is $52.25, renewal is $36..no training required. CPL license is good for 5 years, shall issue to any applicant that is not a federally prohibited person.
 
Ouch!!!

Wow, that is more than the gun!

Here in MN, a permit to purchase is free. Takes about a week to come and is good for a whole year. It can be renewed as many times as you want. That gives you a 'gold card' (actually white piece of paper) to buy pistols or AR's, no waiting (buy it and take it home same day). It allows 5 pistol purchases a year.

The next step up, the Carry Permit also gives you the green card to buy (and then carry as well). carry classes run $80 to $100 and then the application to the Sheriff's dept is another $50. Takes 30 days for the carry permit to come. Carry permit is good for 5 years.

Overall, a pretty good system I think.
- phil
 
The more I hear, and the more I think about this...the more fired up I get! It seems to me that each individual state's fee structure (and in Connecticut, what exactly these fees are covering is very ambiguous) is set up to support that particular state's stance on gun control.

CT = Conservative = $High Fees$ = Less people able to afford to own a gun (legally)!

Somebody mentioned Brady earlier in this thread. Since I am new to the world of guns, I am not familiar with the way things were Pre-1981. Before Brady's gun control crusade, were things really that different/easier/cheaper? Honestly, what is bothering me more than anything is that this is boiling down to money. A few ppl here have picked up on this. If it is our born right as Americans to carry/own a gun, then shouldn't it be a right that is attainable for EVERYONE?? I dont know about you guys...but a couple yrs ago when i was unemployed, i wouldn't have been able to afford $500 just to obtain a permit so that I could buy a gun! As it stands now, I see what boils down to a socio-economic segregation, which in actuality, has no bearing on controlling arms and keeping guns out of the hands of the Hinckley-crazies out there. And this segregation is more obvious in some states. I mean...why not charge us to vote, Mr. Government?? Ya' know....administrative processing fees. :(

If politicians and voters want to control guns...then require your waiting period, do your background checks, ask for your character reference letters (oh yah...in Connecticut we have to provide 3 reference letters with our application!). But the minute the fees become as steep as they are, and as varied as they are between the states, the whole thing becomes very fishy to me!
 
I mean...why not charge us to vote, Mr. Government?? Ya' know....administrative processing fees.
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Shhhhh !!1 Don't give the Dems any ideas . I agree it is all so stupid the way the laws are written. #1 you should not have to pay to be able to buy a gun . #2 You should not have to pay to carry it with you. #3 There should not be any problems in protecting you and yours from thugs. #3 If you are charged and found to have made a good ( justifiable ) shot in protecting yourself you should not have to pay anything for the trouble in fact you should be paid ( time off from work, Stress and pain and suffering) #4 There should not be a limit to the size of firearm you want to carry ( Oklahoma for example nothing larger than .45) .And finally #5 Constitutional carry for everyone.
 
They hark back to the Jim Crow laws in the south after the (un)civil war. Ob and Holder don't want anyone to know, but gun control is a population control issue, they don't want the wrong people (poor blacks) to not be dependent on the government (or them). Trust us, we'll protect you...as long as you vote for us....
 
Here in New Hampshire the cost is $10 for 5 years. No classes or prints required.
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And even the $10 is optional. I moved up here from the People's Republic of Massachusetts last year and immediately sent off my [brief, and straightforward] application for my CCW. I noted that the application said a town "may" charge up to $10 for the license, and just having arrived from Mass and still having my Mass mentality, I wrote out my check and included it with the application. When I went in to pick up the license (all of about 4 days later), the clerk handed me the check back with a smile and a cheery "Oh, we don't charge in Campton." It may not actually be Heaven here, but it'll do.
 
"The more I hear, and the more I think about this...the more fired up I get!"

Folks, I think we have a new ( and prolly young) budding conservative in our midst!

Skully, keep questioning these tactics and methods employed by the elite. I agree much of it is about them getting more of your hard earned dollars, but it is also about getting control of your life.

Welcome aboard! And a carry permit in FLA is something like $150 for 5 years, I think.
 
Scullygirl,

Our permits are good for 5 yrs then a minimal fee for renewal. The price for your class was a bit high as I paid $125 downeast. My GF didn't have to do the reference letters but I did. She got it last year whereas I got mine the year before.

I also don't really think it has anything to do with socio-economics either. Purely economics instead.
 
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