GodStrength

No I did not ask. Interesting thing I recently found out, you can carry more than one gun on your person. I think the recent bill that was passed, limits carry to no more than two guns on your person at one time.

Sorry I dropped off the forum before answering any follow-up questions. I applied on July 19th and got fingerprinted July 26th. Hamilton PD processed my application and mailed it to the court within ~30 days (August 23rd) . The court house received the application and sent it to the judge on August 26th. My money order was cashed September 7th. The application remained in limbo until December. I picked it up on December 15th. The permit has an issue date of December 8th.

No restrictions except for handguns listed on application. The only caveat, they didn’t put the guns or serial numbers on the card, instead they put it on the court order which needs to be carried with the permit. Since it only states copy of the court order, I will use a digital copy saved on my phone.

I will be sure to post it later today.

I just received a phone call from Hamilton PD to pick up my permit

Yes, the detective from HPD called my references. I have to say it is pointless. A written statement, which is signed will always trump an oral statement. There’s no good argument to justify the courts requiring the investigative agency to call references.

Yesterday, Wednesday December 8th, I called Mercer County and spoke to the law clerk. The clerk informed me that he was expecting to hear back from the prosecutor that day (Dec. 8th). He said after he speaks to the prosecutor he will complete my application, have the judge sign it, and mail it back. He suggested I should expect it early next week. I'll share any update next week.

HTPD was most likely notified of your situation too. The detective that called me this morning was polite, however sounded a bit agitated over the new requirement, which previously was not required. They never had to call before. This is just one way the courts figured they would delay the process. It's pointless to have the investigative agency call the references and ask the same question they already answered and signed on paper.

I was just writing another message to state we were both typing our message at the same time. Based on what you shared, they did not send back the entire application, rather notified the PD of the court's concern?

Hamilton PD called me today. They sent my application back to the PD because they did not call my three references. He contacted my references this morning. Now I don't know what to expect. He assured me he is taking care of it today. Hopefully, I don't get placed at the bottom of the pile back at the court house. If so, I'm looking at nearly 200 days cumulative.

The phone call I recently referred to was from today. I tried calling yesterday and early last week but kept getting voicemail.

I spoke to the judge’s clerk. He said he was in the process of sending my application along with many others to the prosecutor’s office. He suggested once the prosecutor reviews the application, it is returned to him. After the prosecutor returns the application to him, the judge will stamp it and mail the permit back to the PD. What didn’t make sense was when he stated the process is pretty straightforward after they receive the application back from the prosecutor. After the prosecutor confirms the paperwork is good, the judge signs the permit and mails it. He said since the PD has already given their approval, he stamps it and moves it along after the prosecutorial review, WHICH IS NOT A REQUIREMENT!

I need to register with them before Emailing Strikeforce. There’s no way Mercer County is regularly issuing permits. The numbers at face value suggest they either haven’t started or only sign 1-3 permits a week. I was informed my permit number is 58. The court received my application and forwarded it to the judge 94 days ago. In short, in three months they processed less than 58 permits.

I’m from Mercer and my application has been at the courthouse for 94 days as of today with no expected ETA. I was informed my application was number 58. It’s much worse in Mercer County, be happy you’re not from here.

A slow start is an understatement. As of today, my application has been at the Mercer County Court for 94 days. Furthermore, I was informed there is no expected ETA.

I'm from Hamilton, NJ. I initially submitted everything including money order. Perhaps they changed their process after my July 19th submission.

It is interesting to see several people stating they were called for a money order. I submitted my application with every requirement including the $50 money order.

I applied July 19th, here we are November 17th and still deprived of my right. Btw, Hamilton PD only took 30 days before mailing it to the court.

It makes no sense. The judge is a Christie appointed judge, but the issue is no longer the judge, it’s the prosecutor not reviewing the applications, which was never supposed to be delegated to them.

I just called the court house and was informed my application is near the front of the list at this point. However, it has yet to be sent to the prosecutor's office. Furthermore, I was informed there is no ETA as to when it will be sent. At this point, it is safe to assume that Mercer County is putting applications on the back burner. For a status update on your permit to carry a handgun, you can contact Nicholas Kowalchuk, Law Clerk to Hon. Patrick J. Bartels, J.S.C. at 609-571-4200 x74152

I'm on day 80 at the court house today. I was informed today that the prosecutor has yet to view my application. I was only informed I am close to the front of the pile and there is no ETA available as to when it will be processed. For a status update on your permit to carry a handgun, you can contact Nicholas Kowalchuk, Law Clerk to Hon. Patrick J. Bartels, J.S.C. at 609-571-4200 x74152

It is day 80 (at the court house) for me and I had less than 60 people before me. If they are processing them, it's about one or two a week. There's no reason why I should still be waiting if they were processing them at an efficient rate.

The claim that Mercer has started issuing permits cannot be true. The claim originated after Mercer allegedly issued two permits. As of August 26th (it was sent to the judge) my application was in the 50s. I have not been notified of any changes to my application status.

Towards the end of October I spoke to the person that handles receiving and sending from PD, PO, judge, and back to PD. Considering the replacement judge, he anticipates the entire docket backlog to be caught up within a months time as they already started processing applications.

I’m from Mercer, the court received my application and sent it to the judge Aug 29. I have not received my permit yet.