I found out the hard way that Bucks county has restrictions and will not issue NR permits to MA residents.
I've got in-laws in PA so I thought it'd be handy to have the permit. I used to have a PA NR issued by Centre county back when they did them by mail. It expired and I hadn't tried to renew/reapply because we're usually not in PA during office hours - typically for the weekend or a holiday. This year we came down for Thanksgiving a few days early so I thought I'd give it a try. Bucks county, where my in-laws live, says it issues NR on its website. I'd read on the PA gun owners website that they issued NR permits recently so I thought I was good to go.
I went to apply today and was told they will not grant an NR permit unless your residence state allows PA residents to get an NR permit. The woman behind the counter said this is a recent change in policy. They say MA is on their 'bad state' list. Is that true? I thought you could get an NR permit in MA.
I wish they had put this information on their
website. It would have saved me an hour+ round trip from my in-laws.
When Bucks county rejected me I called Montgomery, the next county over. They said they would issue, but I'd have to come back in 45 days to pick it up in person. That's not logistically feasible, as I don't go visit the in-laws that often. I returned home empty-handed and more than a little frustrated.