diablo2424

I lived in Cedars at Medford Jan 2019 - June 2020. I loved it there, moved for work out of the state for 2 years and when I came back I went to a different area closer to family. But I loved Medford! It's the nicest town in the area. Parts of Mt. Laurel would be my second favorite. Mt. Holly is a bit rough in parts, same as Cherry Hill. The amptons are all mostly pretty good too Also, read up over on City-data.com the sire has great statistics on all towns and the forums (use the search, lottss of info there) are very useful

Just to follow up on this, about 3 weeks later I received a call from the Spring Lake Heights PD stating that they never received one of my reference letters back. I reached out and he said that he never got it, so it must have gotten lost in the mail. Spring Lake PD, without any hesitation, sent out another copy the next day, and two days later my reference received the letter and promptly sent it back. Fast forward to Sept. and I received the call that my FID card was ready for pickup on 24th. I went to pick them up and the detective apologized saying, "sorry these took so long, usually it's much quicker than this but I just got busy this month". With that being said, I told him that it was totally fine, considering Brick took 3 months, and that was with no delays. He then asked me, "no permits?", I said, "no, I just wanted to update my address since I moved and updated my license, this way all of my addresses match". The detective chuckled and said, "oh, okay.... no big deal. When you do want some permits, just stop in!". What a different experience compared to Brick, it's like night and day. Brick PD was very off-putting, almost as though they wanted to do everything they could to deter me from persisting and going through with the process, compared to Spring Lake Heights who were supportive of the process.

I recently moved to Spring Lake Heights, so I put in my paperwork to have my FID address updated. I had to fill out an STS-033 (the same form you fill out when initially applying for an FID card), along with 2 mental health consent forms, perform the online background check ($20) and stamp two envelopes for the PD to mail out reference papers. I submitted all of this paper work Wed. July 27th in the evening after work, around 6PM, so for all intents and purposes we'll say I submitted it all on Thurs. July 28th. Start the clock.... I search high and low and couldn't find ANYONE who posted online how long it took for their FID or P2P to come back from Spring Lake (boro OR heights). So let me be the first to explain how the process goes for me.

I too am a member there, as is my brother and it's the only range I've shot at over the last year. Great staff, great owners, great shop and great range, highly recommended!

Can't wait until you get the Henry, it's going to be a blast to go shoot! :-) OP is my brother btw, lol.

So I just got the phone call this morning that my permits are available to be picked up at my local PD! Here's the timeline. 1. Application type (FID/permit w/ existing FID): First time Handgun P2P x2 2. Police Department where you applied: Brick Township Police Department (http://www.brickpd.com/) 3. Name of the person you dealt with at the PD: A secretary, who told me it will take "around 4 months give or take a month or so", aside from that answer from her, she was very nice and very helpful in making sure I had all the proper forms filled out correctly. 4. Time taken to issue FID and/or permit: July 26th - October 30th, so 96 days (3 months and 4 days) 5. Documents required by the PD (aside from the standard application and the mental health release form): Nothing extra 6. Notes - anything pertaining to the application process (unforeseen difficulties, chief of police calling your home, you hiring an attorney, etc.): It was painless, minus the very long waiting game

Yessss, I just got the call that my permits are ready. So it took from July 26th, references received their forms and returned them the first week of August, and October 30th I got a call that my 2 P2P's (first ones) are available!

Oh absolutely, when I dropped off my permits I was told by the secretary at the PD "you should hear back from us in 4 months, give or take a month or so". I just called today to see what kind of answer I'd get on the status.

Well I finally (after calling Friday, Mon and yesterday all with no answer going to VM) got a hold of the ID dept lady on the phone this morning. She asked when I put in my application, so I said , she responded with "well he's currently taking about 4-5 months to process permits, so you have another month or two". What. The. Actual. Fuck. My town is pathetic.

A week or two?! It took me over a month to get my FPID, and now I'm 2 1/2 months in waiting for 2 P2P's to come back! Man am I in the wrong town!

Don't feel bad, I submitted my permit to purchase a handgun on July 26th, still haven't heard a word from the town...

It is, but in this state it's probably a worse crime to use a gun than it is something else. Not too mention, not everyone in the house can handle there being a gun available, plus if someone enters my home to attack me and my family, I'd rather watch them suffer.

Yeah, I agree with everyone else here, security film doesn't seem worth the trouble or cost. My game plan (eventually) is to have a combination of the following. A decent sized dog Security system window decals/signs (whether or not it's true doesn't matter - if they see that, they'll think twice) My own home-built Raspberry Pi based security system (camera's, sensors, etc., which will also be connected to... see next point) Home-built RPi home automation system. This can be a deterrent in a few ways such as being able to turn things on/off remotely, or automate such things so people will think you're home even if you're actually away on vacation My fists/feet Knives/the meat tenderizer in the kitchen utensil drawer Firearm

Ahh, okay. Yeah I would only lock it in pieces if I wasn't home and was in a situation like OP mentioned (having people in his home while he is not there). My apologies if I incorrectly typed that in the first response, it's late and I'm up working (browsing the forums while waiting for things to load).

As I mentioned I don't (yet) own a firearm, but it will be locked even when I'm home. I'm not owning it for home protection though. If I feel as though I need it for that reason I will stop locking it up when I'm home.

Also FWIW, I'm still waiting on my P2P to come back, but in the meantime I picked up the Gunvault Nanovault NV200 on woot.com a few weeks ago for $23 shipped! It's built well for what it is, it's where I plan to have my gun disassembled and locked when it's not being used at the range. I also like the idea of taking it apart, hide some locked at home and the rest with you in your car to work.

I am new to the hobby and have read through this thread as well. Having family members who have committed suicide, as recently as July of this year, firstly I want to send my condolences to the family, and may the guy RIP. No matter what the situation/who you are, it's sad to see someone get to that level where that's the way they see out of it all. I also want to say I feel bad for the people who saw it happen, if you're going to do it, don't take others down with you (even if it's not harming them physically it very well can be emotionally). As for the range, I feel bad for the workers who were there and the ones who have to go there everyday to do their job knowing such a thing happened, and the owner's I hope no kind of lawsuit does get filed nor does it cost them anything if it does (which I wouldn't be shocked if so, people suck). For that rule of no non-owner/first time renters, GSSC also has this rule and I have no problem with it. Even me being someone who doesn't (yet) own a gun, wants to try some and get into the sport, but am not allowed to go rent a gun alone. Is it annoying? Yes, definitely, as there have been a few times where I wanted to go try the guns I'm interested in and have read/watched many youtube reviews of prior to spending my hard earned money to buy them. However, I can understand and respect their policy of me not being allowed to go alone. And honestly, with how nice and helpful the staff was the one time I did go in there to talk to them/browse, I have no problem waiting until I can get a friend/purchase my first firearm to go shooting there. So good for you RTSP for adopting the policy to make your range and everyone who goes there to enjoy the SPORT of shooting holes in PAPER, I can respect that and I would come to your shop if I lived closer, lol.

Congrats guys!

Interesting info in this thread, thank you guys. I too submitted my P2P back in July (26th) to my local PD (Brick, in Ocean County). My references got their sheets and sent them back asap about 2 weeks after I submitted it, they had them in the mail within 2 days. Meanwhile I'm still sitting here waiting like a schlep with no rights :-(. The secretary told me it would take "4 months or so, give or take a month or two" when I initially submitted the P2P paperwork, ugh. Also, I have a friend who is an officer a few towns north of me (Monmouth County) who also said he's been waiting 3 months now for his most recent (he already owns about 10 handguns) P2P to be returned, so clearly it doesn't even matter who you are for how long this process takes, pathetic. I guess I'll just sit here with my thumb up my.... whistling a tune while I wait. Ironically I met up with a friend of mine last night who now lives in PA and he was telling me how it took him all of 20 minutes to walk into the gun shop, fill out some paperwork and walk out of said shop with his S&W .40 handgun, in which he then applied for and received his CCW for. All in less time than it took me to print paperwork, schedule a fingerprint, get fingerprinted and submit said paperwork for my Firearms ID card, that wasn't even to GET the FID card, just to SUBMIT for it... never mind submit and now wait to get my P2P back. I'm not realizing how bad this state actually is...

Thanks everyone for the welcome, good to see a few members nearby as well! I saw that while browsing around, that's awesome! I'll definitely take them up on that offer! Awesome, thank you so much! We'll have to plan it out sometime that I can take the ride out there.

Hello everyone, I'm new to shooting, I recently acquired my FID card and am waiting for my first P2P to come back. I live in Brick, so right on the border of Monmouth County and have been shooting once with my neighbor at the old Brick Armory. I had the opportunity to shoot his three handguns, Ruger 22/45 Mark III, S&W M&P 9mm Compact (hated) and Springfield XD 45 ACP. I have since been doing my research and have decided that I want to use my two P2P's (once approved - submitted in late July, so we'll see how long they take) to pick up a Ruger SR22 and a .45, I want to go shoot the Glock 21 Gen 4 and the S&W M&P 45. Also, at some point I would like to pick up a Ruger 10/22 Rifle to tinker with and modify to personalize it, as they seem to be very reliable as well as there are MANY aftermarket options. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to leave anything stock, and I love taking things apart and modifying them, so I figured I'll pickup the 10/22 for that purpose so I don't mess with the handguns, lol. I have a few friends who work in law enforcement, one of which said he can take me to an outdoor range in Wall somewhere, as I've heard that outdoor ranges are much better. Unfortunately CJRPC is a bit out of my price range (for now) so I'm planning on sticking to Garden State Shooting Center, as it's very close to me and the one time I went into Shore Shot I had awful customer service, unlike the great service I received at GSSC during my first visit there. I hope to learn a lot on here, it seems like there's a lot of information on the forums as well as some knowledgeable people!

Awesome! Thank you!

I went here once since I heard the new owners took over and re-opened it (I went shooting there once under the old owners - my first time shooting with my neighbor who was from PA and although we had fun in the range, the old BA store workers were not pleasant nor was the place ran safely, as my neighbor informed me), and the guy at the counter was very nice, I explained that I am new to shooting and had my FID card but was about to submit my P2P to the township. I let him know about what research I had done on my own (friends, online reading, youtube video's) and he showed me the two rifles I had read alot about but not seen in person, which was great. I plan on going back here in the near future to go shooting, as well as possibly purchase my first guns. Since this range is only 10 minutes from my house, I plan on making it my go-to range as well for shooting, as I am getting into the sport.

Wow, I thought my township wasn't so bad, but now I'm realizing they're not that great. Especially if TR is so quick! I'm in Brick and submitted for my first 2 P2P's 7/26/15, I haven't heard anything yet, but the secretary told me "it'll be about 4 months, give or take a month or so", whatever that means. My references received their forms to fill out within 2 weeks, and they were both sent back within a few days, so that was early August. I am still waiting, with no update from Brick PD.

Hello, I received my FID for the first time here in Brick, NJ back in January of 2015, here's my experience. 1. Application type (FID/permit w/ existing FID): First time FID application 2. Police Department where you applied: Brick Township Police Department (http://www.brickpd.com/) 3. Name of the person you dealt with at the PD: Two different secretaries, one when I dropped off my application and another when I picked up my FID card, can't remember their names, but they were both nice and very helpful. 4. Time taken to issue FID and/or permit: ~2 months 5. Documents required by the PD (aside from the standard application and the mental health release form): Nothing extra, you just have to pay them in cash, no debit/credit card 6. Notes - anything pertaining to the application process (unforeseen difficulties, chief of police calling your home, you hiring an attorney, etc.): It was painless, just a waiting game