PA Sheriff Overwhelmed By Demand For Concealed Carry Licenses

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PA Sheriff Overwhelmed By Demand For Concealed Carry Licenses
With a waiting list of more than 6,000 residents who want to apply for their concealed carry licenses, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Sheriff William Mullen is getting a little creative in the hopes of easing the growing backlog. This coming weekend the sheriff will be holding a “drive thru” concealed carry event where residents can drop off their applications and get fingerprinted without ever leaving their car, and Mullen says he’s hoping the event will be successful enough for them to hold more.
Long lines of applicants are a daily recurrence at the sheriff’s office at the moment. With office hours limited to appointments only, and demand for the concealed carry licenses at an all-time high, Allegheny County residents who call to set up an appointment today are being told they can come in sometime in November.

“People (are) afraid of what’s going on in the country. The unlawfulness. The violent protests. They’re just really worked up about that,” said Sheriff Mullen.
“It makes you think. Yeah. About unrest. You don’t know where anybody’s going any more. You don’t know if it’s safe,” Keith Vangura of Pleasant Hills said.
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Well it is going to be a long wait. The background check system they use for pistol permits is the same I use for background checks. Their has been long wait times and the system going down. So if any of you want to get your non resident permit or renew, do it ASAP. Waiting will only make it worse.
 
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PA Guns & Ammo said:
Well it is going to be a long wait. The background check system they use for pistol permits is the same I use for background checks. Their has been long wait times and the system going down. So if any of you want to get your non resident permit or renew, do it ASAP. Waiting will only make it worse.
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Is the office in Scranton open for business?
 
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My local club usually has 5 or so new member applications filed each month. Our next meeting we will most likely induct nearer to 40.
 
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Acer-m14 said:
he wouldn't be overwhelmed if he followed the Constitution ..
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I dont know this guy but just to be fair, he has to obey state laws.
For instance....if my local sheriff and judge had their way, they would fully support constitutional carry.
As it is, they dont ask for any reason you want to carry, they dont check references, they overlook ALL police interactions and misdemeanor arrests unless its a state level disqualifier and they only issue unrestricted permits.

Perhaps this PA sheriff feels the same way.
 
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livingston said:
This coming weekend the sheriff will be holding a “drive thru” concealed carry event where residents can drop off their applications and get fingerprinted without ever leaving their car, and Mullen says he’s hoping the event will be successful enough for them to hold more.
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Either the article is mistaken or they're doing something they're not supposed to be doing in Allegheny county. I've gotten a permit in PA several times (in and out of state) and have never gotten fingerprinted. In this section of the law (section C) it says the process has to be uniform throughout the state. That's to prevent schemes like they have in NY. Section 6109 - Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES.

Here (section a) it says that it can't be regulated in any way. So a sheriff can't add a fingerprinting requirement because they feel like it. Section 6120 - Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES

If this is going on in that county I expect someone would have challenged it already. PA is notorious for challenging (and winning) gun laws. Can any other PA members confirm never getting fingerprinted?
 
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Briwesk85 said:
Well
Ok then. Figured I’d ask if someone already knew instead of them probably getting numerous phone calls on the subject daily.
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There is no quicker way to get accurate information than to just pick up the phone. Things are constantly changing. What worked for someone else last month may not be the case tomorrow.
 
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gun_slinger_boy said:
Either the article is mistaken or they're doing something they're not supposed to be doing in Allegheny county. I've gotten a permit in PA several times (in and out of state) and have never gotten fingerprinted. In this section of the law (section C) it says the process has to be uniform throughout the state. That's to prevent schemes like they have in NY. Section 6109 - Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES.

Here (section a) it says that it can't be regulated in any way. So a sheriff can't add a fingerprinting requirement because they feel like it. Section 6120 - Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES

If this is going on in that county I expect someone would have challenged it already. PA is notorious for challenging (and winning) gun laws. Can any other PA members confirm never getting fingerprinted?
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I've got my PA non-res and I've never been printed by them.
 
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My wife and I renewed ours in July . We went to Centre County, the town is Bellefonte. About 250 miles but a nice trip. Yo have to make an appointment but no waiting at all. 20 minutes and we were out of there. Very nice people.
 
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Podmonkey said:
Mine expires next year. Either things will be under control by then or the world will be in full on Mad Max mode and it won't matter.
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sweet!!!
Im gonna start building my Mad Max vehicle right now!
Time to break out the welder!
 
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