Well it looks like the new chief has changed up the paperwork and applications. It seems to be much shorter. It's the application, crim his and mental health forms along with a few forms that are just sign and date. They seem to just be informative legal documents. Also seems that there are now 5 officers in that dept. I don't know if the process has been expedited at all but it seems that things are changing for the better. Not that I ever had a problem with the process or delays

Lol I'm sure YOU never had a prob

My references get letters, my lieutenant gets a verification letter. Maybe they just don't have to do the background checks because if anything came up ever they would be the first ones at my house. I have waited for permits. It's not like I g them next day

I was breakin your balls but I'm sure you get them faster then us "normal guys"

I know. I just don't what the average wait is in Bayonne.

I still say its pathetic YOU need a permit and a background check! Not to mention the rest of us.

Well, I handed in my application and permit requests on November 13. Wishful thinking says that with the extra staff I can expect them to be ready by the end of the year. The realist in me says to expect them in the new year. I'm hoping sooner rather than later.

so, it went from 3 months to 2? Thanks

I still say its pathetic YOU need a permit and a background check! Not to mention the rest of us.

 

You are a brave man saying that around here. While I think the background check is needlessly redundant the permits are the law so everybody needs them no exceptions

I still say its pathetic YOU need a permit and a background check! Not to mention the rest of us.

 

what?

how many do you usually apply for 2, 3 , 5 ?

Shocked here...my friend put his permits in at the same time I did...he in Bayonne, me in Jersey City...we both got them the same week...two months and two weeks exactly. He was ready for a seriously long wait so he was pleasantly surprised.

When I got my FID and P2Ps a week or so ago, there was an officer in there along with what may have been a retired Det or other LEO helping get the paperwork straightened out. My guess is that they're getting crushed under number of requests along with some pressure to get stuff pushed through...