Current Florida CCW Wait Time

[Brian Weaver]

Has anybody recently got there CCW in Florida? I sent my application in 7 weeks ago and it still says processing. What was everybody's wait time?

 

[BonannoFamily]

Mine took 5 weeks. I am sure it varies based on the amount coming in and how accurate all the information is. I will bet you will have yours in hand in the next week. Enjoy your right responsibly. Good luck.

 

[wingryder]

I am at the 9 week mark! Application sent 1st week of August, still waiting...

 

[Brian Weaver]

Yes, its total BS, how the scan it instantly and let it sit for weeks. If I don't hear by week 8 I'm going to start calling and complaining.

 

[Bilgerat]

See the problem is YOU sent it in, not the people at Department of Agriculture.Mine only took 10 days.

 

[hogwylde]

What I find ironic is seeing a Florida resident living in a Shall Issue State waiting for 7 weeks (so far) and while I live in Massachusetts (a MAY ISSUE State), it took me four weeks. Odd....

 

[RedBeard13]

I went & applied for mine on October 5th, & they told me I should have it by the 19th. I do live in Tallahassee, so i just did it at the Division of Licensing. I'll let you know when I receive it.

 

[I DOUBT IT]

Mine took exactly 15 days from mailbox to mailbox.
My wife's took an extra week because the fingerprints weren't good (stupid gun-show CWP class print-takers)
My wife's cousin took about two months - but she had some sort of divorce issue thing they had to check. Then, when they sent it, she was marked as Male. It took another 2.5 weeks for a corrected one to finally show up.

 

[Jeff Leise]

Yes, its total BS, how the scan it instantly and let it sit for weeks. If I don't hear by week 8 I'm going to start calling and complaining.

Just a piece of advice for those of you that sent your application to Tallahassee. I sent mine on October 1, 2012 they received it on the Oct 4th. I called after the 8 week mark and was told they were still working on September because they are back logged and people are working overtime etc..... They also said they were trying to change their recording to reflect this. After a few days I decided to call again and talked to a nice female on the phone and told her my concerns about the wait times and I didn't think it was right to have a recording that stated 6-8 weeks and then not have it. She said she understood. She asked me for my SS number which I gave her and she said everything came back clean. I said not sure why I have not received it. She also said as soon as it is live scanned for prints they are checked within 48 hours so mine was just sitting there doing nothing. Hope his helps some of you try to call and get a nice person and dont be angry on the phone it worked for me. I also said I didn't think it was right especially non residents obtaining theirs before Fla residents. She said I could have taken it to a regional office and it would be faster. I said at the time I took my class we were not told of regional office and we were given a packet to be mailed to Tallahassee. She said she understood and would try to help me. I thanked her for her time and effort. I called the automated number 2 hours later and it said it was issued,printed , and mailed. I should get it in a day or so. Hope this helps some of you. Call on the phone, be nice and polite if possible.