Wednesday - January 14, 2009

Watching Government At Work

Like the Skipper always said, keep your eye on these bastiges at all times. While exchanging emails with another handgun permit applicant, who has waited 6 weeks already for her application to be processed (she lives in a different county), I wondered if there were any rules in place about how long the task could take. Turns out there are! And the government has given itself 30 days:

NJS 2C:58-3(f):
Granting of permit or identification card; fee; term; renewal; revocation.  The application for the permit to purchase a handgun together with a fee of $2.00, or the application for the firearms purchaser identification card together with a fee of $5.00, shall be delivered or forwarded to the licensing authority who shall investigate the same and, unless good cause for the denial thereof appears, shall grant the permit or the identification card, or both, if application has been made therefor, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the application for residents of this State and within 45 days for nonresident applicants.  A permit to purchase a handgun shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of issuance and may be renewed by the issuing authority for good cause for an additional 90 days.  A firearms purchaser identification card shall be valid until such time as the holder becomes subject to any of the disabilities set forth in subsection c. of this section, whereupon the card shall be void and shall be returned within five days by the holder to the superintendent, who shall then advise the licensing authority. Failure of the holder to return the firearms purchaser identification card to the superintendent within the said five days shall be an offense under section 2C:39-10a. Any firearms purchaser identification card may be revoked by the Superior Court of the county wherein the card was issued, after hearing upon notice, upon a finding that the holder thereof no longer qualifies for the issuance of such permit.  The county prosecutor of any county, the chief police officer of any municipality or any citizen may apply to such court at any time for the revocation of such card.

There shall be no conditions or requirements added to the form or content of the application, or required by the licensing authority for the issuance of a permit or identification card, other than those that are specifically set forth in this chapter.

I actually found this statute online, via the NJ State Police website. It took a bit of work (the link takes you to hit 1. You want Hit 2 - lower left corner of the page), and I had to go forward several pages, but it was in there. Once I found the statute number, it was easy to locate in many other places.

So I’ll be keeping an eye on things. I might just amble over to the township hall and ask what their part is in the process, since the municipality code is on the application form. After that it goes to County I’d guess. And I go right past their offices at least once a week.

I’m not trying to make a fuss. I’m just watching government in action, waiting to be impressed with their efficient processing powers. I have to get my passport renewed this year too, and I really ought to go and get the car inspected as well. All of this is government working for me. And Obama Says we need more efficient government, right? Plus, I know that my state respects my rights and would never try to delay or deny my rights by dragging their heels or any other kind of obfuscation or interference. I’ll be a nice boy and even give them a bit of extra time, setting my calendar watch from when I delivered the fingerprint form back to them. Which was more than a week after the original application, and after I had found out that the reference letters had already gone out through the mail. So I guess it’s up to the State Bureau of Investigation and the mental health background check people.

Posted by Drew458     on 01/14/2009 at 12:12 PM   
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