Erie County, NY Pistol Permit Application Process

holdmdwn said:
The unfortunate thing for me is, I have 2 other counties within walking distance of my home and friends in these counties have gotten their permits within days, instead of months. Erie county is something else.
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Does Bloomberg have a vacation home in Erie county by any chance? Only kidding, We have it pretty tough also hear on Long Island. When i got mine back in 1989 it took almost a year. Last summer my wife finally went for it. I think she got it in 4 months.

So i think generally nationwide most states are playing ball a little fairer. Good luck, i know how it feels like forever. Youll have it and be shooting in no time
 
Lake Erie Arms said:
Hello and welcome to B-Lo, as far as a shotgun for home defense you do not need to register it, if you purchase one from a dealer then you would need to fill out the 4473 background form and pass the check, good if you don't have a felony recently or convictions, esp. dom. violence, if you wish to purchase a hand gun for the same purpose, you have to take a course (pistol permit) and then apply downtown for your permit, erie county states that they are around 6-8 mos. now but you can see from fellow members its longer, good luck hope that helps..
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Thank you for the info, no problems with record clean one:pleasantry: The only problem is the rough neighborhood LOL I think i will stick to the shotgun instead. Rather them than my family or me :hang3:
 
Update to my experience:

March 5, 2010: handed in all paperwork to Erie County

March 11, 2010: electronic fingerprints taken by L1-Enrollment services
April, 2010: called to check status, told that the paperwork had been sent to the Amherst PD.

November 1, 2010: called to check status, told that my files are still with the Amherst PD

November 15, 2010: message left by Amherst PD detective asking me to return call him for an interview.

November 16, 2010: phone interview with Amherst PD detective.

November 22, 2010: confirmed that all references had been contacted

January 3, 2011: called to check status, told that my files have been returned by the Amherst PD and are waiting to be reviewed by a judge.

January 21, 2011: received congratulations letter from clerk’s office, I will be registering a gun next week.

January 24, activated my permit and told to expect it in 4-6 weeks.

February 5, 2011: Received my permit in the mail with Target & Hunting restrictions. :biggrin:
 
oh wow thats not bad? i just sent in my reference letters in on friday so lets hope its not to much longer, i want it for my birthday in the end up april, but i think its a long shot:cray:
 
We keep getting more and more of our students coming back and telling us that their Erie County permit letters were issued in less then 4 months. This seems to be a trend that has been steady lately.
 
update

jan 2010: turned in application
feb 11 2011: all references contacted
march 28 2011: nothing yet

Does anyone know how long it usually takes from "all references contacted" to the "come meet the judge letter"?
 
FTWNY said:
We keep getting more and more of our students coming back and telling us that their Erie County permit letters were issued in less then 4 months. This seems to be a trend that has been steady lately.
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Long time lurker, first time poster. That being said, it took, almost to the date, 6 months to get a call from my local police. And I'm still waiting!! FYI, submitted my application in early September.
 
graficdsignr said:
Long time lurker, first time poster. That being said, it took, almost to the date, 6 months to get a call from my local police. And I'm still waiting!! FYI, submitted my application in early September.
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Only a few counties issue a license less than 6 months in NY.Nassau, NYC,Suffolk PD are always less than 6 months.Other upstate counties are very slow and take over a year.
 
FTWNY said:
We keep getting more and more of our students coming back and telling us that their Erie County permit letters were issued in less then 4 months. This seems to be a trend that has been steady lately.
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FTWNY - do you know if they are coming from a particular town?

The first holdup used to be the clerk's office which took 4 to 6 months to send the file to the local PD for investigation. Kathy Hochul was able to reduce that a bit, but I'm not sure by how much.

The second holdup was the local PD. Lots of towns have just one officer assigned to pistol permit background checks, and when that officer also has other duties, it can take 6 to 9 months for the officer to get to a particular file.

The there is the return trip to the clerk's office and the delay in submission to Judge Boller.
 
We have had 3 students in Cheektowaga get theirs in less then 4 months and 5 from Buffalo all go theirs in about 3 and 1/2 months. I had two from West Seneca say they got theirs in 4 and 1/2 months. These were all people who had submitted late last year. As you can see these three departments must be moving swiftly.
 
Thanks for the info, FTWNY. When I did talk with the Sgyt. from the Amherst Police, it did seem that he was very busy and had many permit applications. That doesn't make an excuse for them taking so long though.
 
just an update for Orchard park

1/12/11 paper work pix and got my prints taken care of same day

3/21/11 my 4 people got the sheet to fill out ( collected them that night and sent them back in)

3/30/11 I was contacted and did my phone interview

3/31/11 At least one of my references were contacted and did the phone interview as well.

Hopefully ill have me permit soon but im not holding my breath:fie:
 
Upgrade question

Sorry if this post seems out of place but I didn't see one that would fit and this seems to be the thread with the most traffic. I have had my target and hunting permit in NY for almost a year and have had my PA permit that clearly states my permit is for self protection for around the same time as my NY permit. Would the fact I have had a conceal carry permit for PA have any impact on an attempt to upgrade to an unrestricted permit here in NY? I have friends who have upgraded after 3 years but only held a NY permit and I haven't run across anyone who has the same situation as myself.
 
Mr. B said:
Sorry if this post seems out of place but I didn't see one that would fit and this seems to be the thread with the most traffic. I have had my target and hunting permit in NY for almost a year and have had my PA permit that clearly states my permit is for self protection for around the same time as my NY permit. Would the fact I have had a conceal carry permit for PA have any impact on an attempt to upgrade to an unrestricted permit here in NY? I have friends who have upgraded after 3 years but only held a NY permit and I haven't run across anyone who has the same situation as myself.
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What county? If Erie, probably not.
 
Oneida County is usually less than 6months after submitting the whole application. I've seen a little as 6 weeks. A lot depends on court load, case load, judge's vacation schedule, illness, etc.
 
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