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Oh, I have. Yesterday I called the firearms unit. They hung up on me when I said I've been waiting for the permits for over 4 months. The next call was to the Senator. Problem is, when going through a NJSP Barracks, no one seems to be sure if the permits are going to the firearms unit, to the SBI or some other section up there.

The issue for me has been in Trenton. The Barracks sent my application to Trenton December 28th, and it has yet to come back.

I would. I applied through the state police and I've been waiting over 4 months. 125 days.

Half of these questions are BS. I drove drunk, then got caught driving on the revoked list. No you're just dumb, deal with the consequences, don't call the governor asking for a pardon or some crap wasting all of our time.

And disconnected already.

on hold now, finally got through

I just get a busy signal. If any of you guys get through please ask about the 2-3 week "Instant" background check system and the 4+ month wait for the State Police to issue pistol permits. I give up, tried calling 20 times, busy signal.

On what?

Try changing the battery. Ours do that when the battery is going dead.

No, this is Senator Van Drew's office phone number and e-mail. I actually attempted to call the NJSP firearms(I can't ascertain from anyone who actually handles the processing of P2P's at NJSP HQ in West Trenton) unit prior to calling Van Drew, and was hung up on when I told them I had been waiting over 4 months for my pistol permits. Glad to see our tax dollars are funding this type of crap. NJSP Firearms unit number is: (609) 882-2000 ext. 2060

My FFL told me they have heard nothing at all about an online NICS system being implemented in NJ.

The guy on the phone said if I knew of anyone else in the same predicament to ask them to call/write their Senator. He said the more people that contact them, the more movement we'll get on this. His phone number is: 609-465-0700 His e-mail is: [email protected]

Put the call in today, the guy who answered the phone said they would like to get it in writing. He said they have had several calls about the same exact situation. So I e-mailed him explaining what is going on, how long I've been waiting, and asking for his assistance in speeding things up or obtaining the status about my permits. Guess we'll see how that goes.

I have yet to buy a new mountain bike. I think for the price, you can get a used bike in very good shape for a lot cheaper than a new lower end model. I've always liked Giant's, but recently rode a Trek and it rode very well.

What department? SP?

NJSP Woodbine. The State Police are definitely the bottle neck I'm calling Senator Van Drew tomorrow morning and going to try and get some movement on this. I'm not the only one in this situation- I spoke to a random guy in a fishing store last night who said his son has been waiting just as long. The Barrack's won't give me any more information other than it's in Trenton and they'll call me when it comes in.

I'm going to call Van Drew's office first thing tomorrow morning. I've been waiting 4 months and 5 days for these P2P's. I applied almost a month before you and still have no permits.

I wish mine were done in two months! I've been waiting 4 months and 5 days so far...still waiting.

New York isn't a point of contact state like NJ. They do their NICS check online with the FBI.

Well after their studies, contracts with their friends, and all that jazz, what would normally take any business a month or two would take the government at least a year.

This. They would need time building servers, establishing databases, and linking it all up with the FBI.

Ok Update...one suspect was in custody, but died. One suspect is still at large. Police identified the at large suspect as the male wearing the white hat in the FBI photos in relation to the Boston bombing. A twitter users' wall and computer chair near by one of the shooting sites tonight:

US Army is on scene establishing a perimeter around detonated explosive device: https://twitter.com/joshbNECN/status/325119113632559105/photo/1 You can see the scorch marks on the asphalt in the above picture from the said detonated device. https://twitter.com/AKitz/status/325117001548832768/photo/1 It's reported that the suspects are using flares to disrupt the search by the helicopters with their thermal imaging cameras. These aren't just some run of the mill guys causing some trouble. This took lots of planning and training.

Police have two suspects in custody. One police officer died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. I heard reports the suspects were of middle eastern decent. It's only 2 miles from the Boston bombing site. Reported explosives and grenades on scene where the officer was shot. Possibly the suspects in the bombing? EDIT: one suspect in custody, one at large. Two pipe bombs possibly in middle of an intersection.

I'm on day 121 as well. Why is NJSP taking so long to issue these permits? Other PD's are getting them out in a matter of 4-6 weeks. Us who have to use NJSP have been waiting 16+!