Hi,

 

As I have said, I have returned all my paperwork back to Robbinsville Twp Police last week and now I begin the wait. Im assuming my references

will be called for a phone interview? Does the State Police call them, or is it the responsibility of your town's police department?

 

 

Thanks

I think they sent them a letter.

In my town a basic letter is sent out that you check off that the person isnt nuts and send it back, however some towns go above and beyond and call

No,

 

I already turned in the completed references forms from my references when I returned all the paperwork to Robbinsville.

A letter was sent to my references.....Congrats and join the few who are in line..oooppsss...waiting for FID's and P2P's

a few get called, most are by mail

In one of my applications middle of last year, East Brunswick PD called one of my references to confirm if she received their letter since they did not get back the questionnaire after two weeks.

 

In my two other filings, they never called.

Our town sends out a questionnaire to references. A couple of others that I know of do the same.

In East Brunswick they first send a form for your references to fill out and mail back. Then they call back and ask them to verify their answers.

bloomfield, and north Bergen just letters to see if you are human and not a raving lunatic!

Ewing sent letters to my references.

Fanwood sent letters to references the day they received my application, although they knew me and one of my references is on the town council. I'm at day 15, but I expect PPP's before day 30.

Hi,

 

As I have said, I have returned all my paperwork back to Robbinsville Twp Police last week and now I begin the wait. Im assuming my references

will be called for a phone interview? Does the State Police call them, or is it the responsibility of your town's police department?

 

 

Thanks

 

Ask your references if a letter has come (most of the time).

My PP references usually get the letter in 2-3 days.

 

How did you do the fingerprinting by the way ?

Interesting how the process varies so much by towns. In Wayne, it was my responsibility to send letters to my two references for them to return to the PD. I can only hope that they were returned in a timely manner. (Or I suppose I could ask my references if they sent them back.) I'm currently waiting for a P2P.

Damjan,

 

I got fingerprinted in Ewing, NJ. Its all digital now, all 10 fingers are scanned, took 4 minutes.

My town sends out the questionnaire and then just before issuing the FID they call the references and ask them a couple questions (which were already answered on the questionnaire).

When I got my initial NJ FPID, my Boro had it's own PD and the detective conducted telephone interviews of my references. Now that my Boro lost it's own PD and is combined with their neighboring Boro, they send out written questionaires to references and employer. I have been a reference for friends, and the process has varied for them too. For an application submitted through Troop A of the NJSP, I was telephone interviewed. For others where it's been local PDs, it's been either. I have to say the ones that require me to have my response notarized before returning on my postage are a bit much!

My references were called. No letters sent.

They send a letter to your employer???

 

Wow, you may get fired if you boss questions you about why you need a gun! I sure hope they dont send a letter to my employer...I work for a VERY

liberal non profit organization and they would never look at my the same again! Is it even legal for the PD to question my employer??

They send a letter to your employer???

 

Wow, you may get fired if you boss questions you about why you need a gun! I sure hope they dont send a letter to my employer...I work for a VERY

liberal non profit organization and they would never look at my the same again! Is it even legal for the PD to question my employer??

 

 

I believe it depends on your town but I am not aware of any state requiremtment to contact your employer. I run HR at my Company and haven't seen anything come in when I got my FPID. Character reference letters were sent to the two people I listed on the application. All in all I must say that my town was pretty efficient about processing the application.

They send a letter to your employer???

 

Wow, you may get fired if you boss questions you about why you need a gun! I sure hope they dont send a letter to my employer...I work for a VERY

liberal non profit organization and they would never look at my the same again! Is it even legal for the PD to question my employer??

 

 

Dismissal because of legal, responsible ownership of firearms is grounds for one hell of a lawsuit! I'd take that fight to fund a comfortable retirement!

 

Actually, it's a relatively innocuous letter, just confirming employment. Doesn't give any indication why on the form - my HR rep showed it to me the first time she got one because she felt it was a rather low-level request. With what we do, background checks are a normal course of business for our HR department, and many of us have levels of governmental clearance. I've also been working for the same international firm for 16 years, and transferred to one of our New Jersey offices several years ago for advancement and project opportunities. It's no secret in my company that I am a firearms enthusiast. I have even taught firearms safety and handling to many of my co-workers' children in the Scouts. We have even arranged for company shoots, which have included the president of our US operations, to raise money for the orphan trust we run. So I can say confidently that you do not find anti-gun drummers at every turn here.

Well I am certainly not saying that I would be terminated by any means. But I would surely be looked at in a different light by some at

my place of employment. I just know what would be in their heads...."Hum, why does he need a gun?"

Well I am certainly not saying that I would be terminated by any means. But I would surely be looked at in a different light by some at

my place of employment. I just know what would be in their heads...."Hum, why does he need a gun?"

 

 

I also work in a total anti-gun place and when i applied for my PP`s the local detective called my workplace to confirm employment. This did not happen when i was getting the FID initially w/o PP`s

It was just a call to the receptionist , but when a detective calls you at work asking if you work there it`s a little awkward.

 

At my former workplace in South Europe attitudes changed greatly after rioters and looters thrashed the joint and everyone who could get their hands on a gun started packing.........Borrowed , bought , issued, granddad`s trophy P-38s......Browning 1910`s........you name it..........it all came out of the woodwork.

 

Anyway here is an interesting blog from Argentina about a change in society after a crisis , a very nice read.

 

http://ferfal.blogspot.com/