I dropped off my application to NJ State Police Barracks and they told me it would be 7 months to get my pistol permits. I have an FID card and had many permits before. This is just outrageous to wait 7 months when the law says 30 days. Is there any recourse?

unfortunately all you can do is wait

I dropped off my application to NJ State Police Barracks and they told me it would be 7 months to get my pistol permits. I have an FID card and had many permits before. This is just outrageous to wait 7 months when the law says 30 days. Is there any recourse?

 

Write letters! After waiting 4 months I wrote some to my legislators, the Governor, Rick Fuentes(Colonel/head of the state police), NJ Attorney General and NJSP internal affairs. I got my permits shortly after mailing my letters. 

I don't know if it's a coincidence but others on here were waiting longer than me, so I think the letters helped. 

 

 

I'm willing to bet it doesn't even take 7 months for them to conduct a background check/investigation on Trooper Recruits. 

Took me almost 6 months just for a change of address on my FID.  Like others, after about 4 months I wrote to my local legislators, the Governor, NJSP super and NJ- AG.  Don't know if it helped or not, but I after 30 days on my recent P2P I will start writing again.

 

Hamilton NJSP told me 5 months (I submitted paperwork in early June), so we will see.

I have been waiting since Jan 31... I hate this state...

I was just at a gun shop on Saturday, met a girl there buying a pistol(well, paying for it anyway).  She doesn't even have her FID or P2P.  She is there telling her friend, oh, I'll just go out to the State Police barracks tomorrow and I'll apply for the stuff I need.  We'll go shooting next weekend.(the gun shop doesn't have a range)  :lol:

 

The average citizen has no idea. 

I was just at a gun shop on Saturday, met a girl there buying a pistol(well, paying for it anyway). She doesn't even have her FID or P2P. She is there telling her friend, oh, I'll just go out to the State Police barracks tomorrow and I'll apply for the stuff I need. We'll go shooting next weekend.(the gun shop doesn't have a range) :lol:

 

The average citizen has no idea.

Then theyll fly on purple unicorns over the rainbow... She at least 4months out from getting an FID I waited 7 months

Been waiting 5 months for my FID card... 

Took me almost 6 months just for a change of address on my FID.  Like others, after about 4 months I wrote to my local legislators, the Governor, NJSP super and NJ- AG.  Don't know if it helped or not, but I after 30 days on my recent P2P I will start writing again.

 

Hamilton NJSP told me 5 months (I submitted paperwork in early June), so we will see.

 

I will consider doing the same.

 

What did the letters say?  

I will consider doing the same.

 

What did the letters say?  

 

I wrote letters to everyone listed above, AND NJSP internal affairs.  Here is the one I wrote to internal affairs:

 

To whom it is concerned,

 

I’m writing to express my great concern over a situation that has affected me for over 4.5 months now. 

I applied at NJSP Woodbine Barracks on December 20^th, 2012 for 3 permits to purchase a handgun.  

I still do not have the permits.  Today is day 136, and counting, since I applied. 

My references were called on December 28^th, 2012.   When I spoke to a Trooper at the barracks about a month ago, he said that the barracks had approved my application and sent it off to Trenton.  They cannot provide me with any other information.  My check and money order has been cashed- months ago. 

 

Please keep in mind that this is a right protected by the Constitution, not a privilege.   

I am aware that as per NJSA 2C:58:-3 these permits are supposed to be approved or denied within 30 days of the application.  Now I am also aware that our courts have ruled that law enforcement can take longer if it is in the interest of public safety. 

Taking that into consideration, I honestly feel that I have been more than patient in waiting this long.  I paid for a service, and it has not been rendered in a timely fashion, certainly not anywhere close to conforming to the state statute.    

Now I’m not sure as to what is going on in Trenton, but local police departments have been turning these permits out in 4-6 weeks.  I’ve been waiting 19, almost 20 weeks.

 

I also had a tid bit about the NICS situation which was taking 2 weeks but that isn't applicable anymore.  Feel free to copy/past/edit for your information. 

 

I got my permits prior to internal affairs receiving my letter(137 day mark), but the investigatior called when they did receive it, and we had about a 20 minute conversation about it. 

When I apply again, after the 30 day mark, my first letter is going to internal affairs.  On the day they got my letter, the investigator had already called the firearms unit, and the local barracks.  He also gave me some contact information in the firearms unit for the future.  The investigator previously worked in the firearms unit, so I guess he had some contacts in there. 

Other than a letter to Senator Jeff Van Drew, that was the only letter I got a personal phone call about, and the guy seemed like he was chomping at the bit to ream someones neck for not doing their job.