LTCH Nonsense

[cosermann]

Helping my daughter get her application through in Monroe county.

Showed up at L1 this AM and the "machine was down." Got on the horn with their customer service and rescheduled at another location this afternoon. After the afternoon's printing, went to the Sheriff's office who said she'd have to come back in TWO WEEKS. The "story" is they've just had so many applications they can't process them fast enough. Riiight.

What do the locals really have to do except sign and forward on to the state? I think they're just dragging their feet in this liberal quagmire.

 

[SERparacord]

Locals need to be cut out of the loop. State Police check only would be best.

 

[jb1212]

I thought everything got sent to Indy anyways? Why not just deal with the state?

 

[10ring]

Helping my daughter get her application through in Monroe county.

Showed up at L1 this AM and the "machine was down." Got on the horn with their customer service and rescheduled at another location this afternoon. After the afternoon's printing, went to the Sheriff's office who said she'd have to come back in TWO WEEKS. The "story" is they've just had so many applications they can't process them fast enough. Riiight.

What do the locals really have to do except sign and forward on to the state? I think they're just dragging their feet in this liberal quagmire.

What county?

Edit: NM I see - Monroe, I missed it...

 

[Mr. Habib]

Just be glad that you didn't have to deal with BPD.

 

[SERparacord]

I thought everything got sent to Indy anyways? Why not just deal with the state?

Local PD's want a cut of the money. My little town took 3 months to get it signed. The Police only work 20 hours a month.

 

[cosermann]

Thanks for the sympathy folks. Yeah, I'd be for cutting the locals out of the loop. There's no added value there and the "service" really varies from locale to locale.

Back when we lived in rural Indiana, I went to apply one year, and the lady sat me down, asked me for my info, and typed up the form for me!

 

[Andy219]

My town is awesome, back when I got mine there wasn't L1 yet. I walked into my local PD around noon. The clerk gave me the sheet, I filled it out while she radioed an officer to fingerprint me. I gave her my paperwork and money order and she said have a seat.

About 12 minutes later the JBT showed up, took me in back, finger printed me. Asked me what kinda guns I had, then said "I'm just curios, I'm kind of the resident gun nut, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to." We talked guns for about 5 minutes. Then I took my fingerprint card. Went to the front desk and the clerk gave me my stuff and a big envelope and said put your money order in here for the state and mail it off.

At about 1240 I was at the post office, paid my postage and was back home before 1. I even stopped and got lunch form the local hotdog stand.

Took about 6 weeks for the pink paper to arrive, but the town of Cedar Lake has it right.

 

[jgreiner]

Thanks for the sympathy folks. Yeah, I'd be for cutting the locals out of the loop. There's no added value there and the "service" really varies from locale to locale.

Back when we lived in rural Indiana, I went to apply one year, and the lady sat me down, asked me for my info, and typed up the form for me!

good reason to get he lifetime, only go through the PITA once.

 

[cosermann]

good reason to get he lifetime, only go through the PITA once.

Absolutely! That was back before the lifetime option. Many moons ago.

 

[avboiler11]

Back when we lived in rural Indiana, I went to apply one year, and the lady sat me down, asked me for my info, and typed up the form for me!

I got that when I moved from Louisville to Sellersburg in 2008.

 

[Ruffnek]

I live in Greene County and my only holdup was that I failed to bring cash and had to run to the bank,after that I was out of there within the hour.The waiting time was hell though.I know your pain,at least to some extent,because I work as a custodian for IU(5:30pm-2:00am) and I know what kind of a liberal hell hole Monroe County can be.

 

[Cheapdiesel]

My town is awesome, back when I got mine there wasn't L1 yet. I walked into my local PD around noon. The clerk gave me the sheet, I filled it out while she radioed an officer to fingerprint me. I gave her my paperwork and money order and she said have a seat.

About 12 minutes later the JBT showed up, took me in back, finger printed me. Asked me what kinda guns I had, then said "I'm just curios, I'm kind of the resident gun nut, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to." We talked guns for about 5 minutes. Then I took my fingerprint card. Went to the front desk and the clerk gave me my stuff and a big envelope and said put your money order in here for the state and mail it off.

At about 1240 I was at the post office, paid my postage and was back home before 1. I even stopped and got lunch form the local hotdog stand.

Took about 6 weeks for the pink paper to arrive, but the town of Cedar Lake has it right.

that's pretty much how it went for me in the Howard Co Sheriff's office

 

[LANShark42]

Applied last week. Arrived at Warrick County Child Protection Services at 15:00 to be fingerprinted. Left there by 15:15 (only because she had one in the seat before me). Arrived at Warrick County Sheriff's office at 15:20. Out of there by 15:30. Whole process took 30 minutes, including travel time between the two sites. Couldn't have been any easier. Kudos to the fine folks in Boonville!

 

[Colinb913]

Applied last week. Arrived at Warrick County Child Protection Services at 15:00 to be fingerprinted. Left there by 15:15 (only because she had one in the seat before me). Arrived at Warrick County Sheriff's office at 15:20. Out of there by 15:30. Whole process took 30 minutes, including travel time between the two sites. Couldn't have been any easier. Kudos to the fine folks in Boonville!

Hell yes! Warrick county has their **** right! Now only if that city next to us would pay attention.

 

[rgrimm01]

Locals need to be cut out of the loop. State Police check only would be best.

I can see an advantage in having the process go through local LE. In smaller communities where everyone knows everyone, LE more likely aware of who the trouble makers/hotheads/suspected(and with good reason) criminals are. This process gives LLE the means to justifiably "not approve" an application that would not raise any flags at ISP.

Scenario:

An applicant comes into the local station with their hair falling out, no fingernails, black teeth, sores, scratching and babbling incessantly, weighs 65 lbs, reeks of anhydrous ammonia and wants to pay with a combination of coffee filters, animal bones, copper tubing and wiring. There is nothing in the database alluding to any suspicious behavior.

Granted, the scenario may very well be far-fetched but makes my point.

On the other hand, I can also agree with your point when this part of the process is executed by some who overstep their authority and enforce their views in contrast to the law.

One could also argue that the "scenario" is invalid in that constitutional carry should be the law of the land...

 

[DadOfFour]

Gotta say, when I moved to IN the process was a heck of a lot less of a PITA than when I did it in CT. Took close to 6 months to get my CCW in CT, hell the local PD sat on my 10 card for 8 weeks before it even went to the State PD!
First time I got one in IN I lived in Marion County, it was a hassle but that was more due to the fact of having to go to City/County building in Indy and all the junk that entails. When it came time to renew I was in a small town. Went into the SD, told them why I was there; jail commander escorted me back to the Office Administrator's Office (The really nice lady that makes sure the SD Office doesn't implode lol) she took my $, gave me a receipt, sat down at a typewriter filled out my info and sealed it all in an envelope right in front of me. Took about 15mins. I went the lifetime route when I renewed.

 

[Indy317]

Hancock County must be fairly decent, at least in the past. They have advertised in the local paper Saturday hours so people can get reports, carry licenses, etc..

 

[SSGSAD]

Thanks for the sympathy folks. Yeah, I'd be for cutting the locals out of the loop. There's no added value there and the "service" really varies from locale to locale.

Back when we lived in rural Indiana, I went to apply one year, and the lady sat me down, asked me for my info, and typed up the form for me!

Don't know if it will help, but call the ISP, and tell them you are having "trouble" with the "local" and see if they can give you any help....

 

[jkwparrott]

Thanks for the sympathy folks. Yeah, I'd be for cutting the locals out of the loop. There's no added value there and the "service" really varies from locale to locale.

Back when we lived in rural Indiana, I went to apply one year, and the lady sat me down, asked me for my info, and typed up the form for me!

Applied for mine in July and forgot to bring my reading glasses. The nice lady officer filled mine out for me. Unfortunately she missed the question on the fingerprint card about "Where were you born" and I got it back to fix that mistake, slowing the whole process. I still have not gotten it back. Six months now.