6-month Wait for Fingerprinting?

6-month Wait for Fingerprinting?#4862

By penbeatssword - Mon May 04, 2009 1:05 pm

- Mon May 04, 2009 1:05 pm #4862

I just took my Pistol Safety course this weekend, and was all set to make my appointment to get fingerprinted and get my permit process rolling. I called my town PD today and was told there's a six-month wait to get fingerprinted for pistol permits!

Six months...is that even legal? Is this happening everywhere, or am I just unlucky enough to live here in Stratford?

#4863

By guinness126 - Mon May 04, 2009 1:41 pm

- Mon May 04, 2009 1:41 pm #4863

did they offer a reason as to why they are so backlogged? I would find that out first.

I know that some towns have been taking an inexcusably long time to process everything, and have also been accused of being "over-thorough". But 6 months to just get fingerprinted? Wow.

#4864

By penbeatssword - Mon May 04, 2009 1:44 pm

- Mon May 04, 2009 1:44 pm #4864

They blame it on a huge demand, and being under-staffed. The detective was very friendly and sympathetic, saying they've raised the issue with the chief, etc.

I was speechless when he told me, since everything I've read has said it would likely take 3-8 weeks to process. Now they say it will be 6 months before I even get fingerprinted, then another 8-16 weeks to process after that.

#4866

By JohnFH - Mon May 04, 2009 2:18 pm

- Mon May 04, 2009 2:18 pm #4866

Find someplace else, yoo don't have to be fingerprinted in the town you live in.
Torrington is walk in between 10 and 2 any wed.

#4871

By hayes1966 - Mon May 04, 2009 4:15 pm

- Mon May 04, 2009 4:15 pm #4871

I know that Cheshire will do the prints on a walk in basis on one day of the week, I think it is Monday but you could call.

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#4937

By penbeatssword - Wed May 06, 2009 11:06 am

- Wed May 06, 2009 11:06 am #4937

I went up to DPS in Middletown, since I was in the area for something else today, and was able to get my prints done in 10 minutes. If the Stratford PD had said that was an option, I would've been mildly annoyed, but not upset. I'll make that suggestion when I call to cancel my October appointment with them.

#4939

By guinness126 - Wed May 06, 2009 11:54 am

- Wed May 06, 2009 11:54 am #4939

Are you going to call the week of the appt. to let them know?

#4940

By djmiked - Wed May 06, 2009 3:51 pm

- Wed May 06, 2009 3:51 pm #4940

How about the day before?

#4947

By guinness126 - Wed May 06, 2009 6:38 pm

- Wed May 06, 2009 6:38 pm #4947

I was figuring that they'd require a 24-hour notice period. I was being "nice".

Re: 6-month Wait for Fingerprinting?#4972

By nyalex98 - Thu May 07, 2009 9:01 am

- Thu May 07, 2009 9:01 am #4972

penbeatssword wrote:I just took my Pistol Safety course this weekend, and was all set to make my appointment to get fingerprinted and get my permit process rolling. I called my town PD today and was told there's a six-month wait to get fingerprinted for pistol permits!

Six months...is that even legal? Is this happening everywhere, or am I just unlucky enough to live here in Stratford?

Oh boy , my wife will never get hers

i got mine within one month, but hey that was last December.
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