New member in Cumberland County

**dmg1969** · August 16th, 2006, 08:43 AM

Hi everyone. My name is Dave, I am 37 and live in Enola, Cumberland County. My handgun is a Taurus model 65SS4 .357 magnum. My wife has a Jenning model J22 .22 LR semi-automatic. We have the guns mainly for home defense, but I am going to renew my LTCF the next chance I get to the courthouse. I have one, but let it expire because I really wasn't carrying often. But with the steady rise in crime, I am getting it back.

Where do you shoot? My twin brother and I usually shoot at the state game lands pistol range in the Carlisle Springs area (Route 34 off 944). I haven't been out in a very long time and haven't even taken my .357 out yet...and I've had it for a year or more. Between work, weekend home projects and looking for a new house, I haven't had the time. But, I have to make the time and get familiar with it.

In the past, I have had a Taurus 9mm, Taurus .38 and a Ruger .40 caliber.

P.S. I posted pics of my and my wife's guns in the photo section if you care to take a peek.

Dave

**JasonB** · August 16th, 2006, 09:57 AM

I'm kinda just across the river from you in a way. Live near linglestown here. Member at Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers. Its a really nice club with alot of different ranges.

**dmg1969** · August 16th, 2006, 11:50 AM

Hey Jason! Yeah, I work right on Linglestown Road, so we're practically kin. LOL! What kinds of guns do you own? My wife and I just each have our one handgun. I've never been a hunter, so I don't have any rifles or shotguns.

Dave

**JasonB** · August 16th, 2006, 08:05 PM

where on linglestown road? I shoot both rifles and handguns.

**dmg1969** · August 17th, 2006, 08:02 AM

My office is in the Laurel Point Office Center near Fargreen Road.

I'm thinking about taking the day off tomorrow to get the ball rolling on my LTCF renewal. I work for a law firm and ocassionally travel to the Cumberland County Courthouse, but I'm not sure when I'll be getting down next.

Dave

**dmg1969** · August 21st, 2006, 09:12 AM

I did indeed turn in my application to renew my LTCF on Friday. She said it would be about 3 weeks. Hopefully it'll be sooner than that.

I also picked up 100 rounds of .38 spl ammo yesterday to hopefully cut some holes in targets this coming weekend with my .357. I also want to fire off a few of my carry rounds to get the feel of it.

Dave

**klpolk3** · August 22nd, 2006, 09:06 AM

Good for you! I was also at the courthouse on Friday...to pick up my LTCF. It took just a little over three weeks to get my postcard in the mail. From what I can see on here, Cumberland County is one of the slower counties when it comes to LTCF. However, they DID call my references.

**dmg1969** · August 22nd, 2006, 12:46 PM

Yeah, I still can't understand what takes THREE weeks in this day and age of instant background checks. Putting more research into reviewing whether someone can carry a gun than into someone actually BUYING the gun in the first place seems a bit odd to me. LOL!

**dmg1969** · August 24th, 2006, 11:03 AM

Here's an update on my LTCF application. I posted it in another part of this forum and didn't want to double post.

http://www.pafoa.org/forum/general-2...cf-page-6.html

Dave