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Thread: I applied for my LTCF.
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February 23rd, 2010, 04:43 PM #1Active Member
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I applied for my LTCF.
I've read the other threads, and I want to say that my experience was pretty smooth. They seemed pretty accustomed to people not having their paperwork in order- my interviewer was astonished that I had everything stacked neatly in a folder with a sticky note labeled 'LTCF'.
She asked me about tattoos, too (I guess that's part of the general survey, now). Also several times she mentioned 'concealed' explicitly: "do you understand that this license to carry firearms concealed does not endow you with the right to use your firearm in a professional capacity, for that you must seek the ACT 235", etc. I didn't want to correct her about the exactitudes of how I'm permitted to carry my firearm with an LTCF... I didn't want to risk her making any nasty notations on my application.
I was told 8-10 weeks. I'm hoping for the shorter end of that range. Does anyone know the average turnaround, currently?
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February 23rd, 2010, 04:46 PM #2Grand Member
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Re: I applied for my LTCF.
hmmm...so that is 56 to 70 days.
when the law only allows them 45 days.
i wonder what it's like to live in a country with actual rule of law?
i'll probably never know.
(sorry, though, can't help you on the current average turnaround time...other than to say it is apparently longer than they are legally allowed to take to turn it around.)F*S=k
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February 23rd, 2010, 04:53 PM #3
Re: I applied for my LTCF.
As to turn around time on your LTCF, for the purposes of comparison, the York County Sheriff's Dept does NO 'interview', and your application is processed while you wait, in and out in less than 20 minutes, and THEY take the photo for you.
It literally tales longer to find a parking space.While many claim to support the right, precious few support the practice.
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February 23rd, 2010, 04:57 PM #4Member
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Re: I applied for my LTCF.
took about 45 mins in bucks county at the doylestown sheriffs office.
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February 23rd, 2010, 05:08 PM #5Active Member
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Re: I applied for my LTCF.
Yeah, the wait is pretty absurd. Unfortunately I probably won't have it by the date of the SE PA meet and greet (March 20th)... ah well.
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February 23rd, 2010, 05:19 PM #6
Re: I applied for my LTCF.
What do tattoos have to do with anything?
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February 23rd, 2010, 06:05 PM #7Active Member
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February 23rd, 2010, 06:20 PM #8
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Philadelphia is anything but standard. There IS a standard in Pennsylvania. It is the Uniform Firearms Act. Philadelphia ignores it and does what it wants.
I hope all goes well for you, but you have been mistreated, in violation of state law.
It is NOT standard.
It is NOT normal.
It is NOT right.While many claim to support the right, precious few support the practice.
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February 23rd, 2010, 07:10 PM #9Active Member
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Re: I applied for my LTCF.
I recognize that- I'm just letting everyone know it's "one of the questions" now on Philadelphia. People in the city have been asked about tattoos before and were unsure if that was a question that Philadelphia normally asks... I can now tell you all that it does. The woman asked the tattoo question in the middle of a series of quickly spoken and well practiced questions- as if from rote memory. So whether or not it's legally defensible or procedurally correct, it is now the status quo in Philadelphia.
I plan on drafting a letter when I get home from work. Right now I'm not sharing all of my thoughts because I'm typing slowly from my phone.
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February 23rd, 2010, 07:18 PM #10
Re: I applied for my LTCF.
Go for it. It would likely take a lawsuit to get 'philthy' to change their ways, and even then...
And it would very likely be one hell of an expensive process, and they know it.
I guess I just wanted to clarify that although this may be standard for Philadelphia, it is not standard for PA. Apparently you are already aware of that.While many claim to support the right, precious few support the practice.
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