It can when your PD camps/turtles/drags serious ass and sits on your LTC app. Get the renewal in and get the receipt, then wait... as long as you have that receipt, you're covered if it goes into expiration.
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Received a notice from the State of MA urging me to begin the LTC renewal process now
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It can when your PD camps/turtles/drags serious ass and sits on your LTC app. Get the renewal in and get the receipt, then wait... as long as you have that receipt, you're covered if it goes into expiration.
-Mike
When I renewed over 5 years ago, I got a letter from the PD about six months before hand advising me to renew soon. When I met with the detective, he told me they were sending out all the renewals at the end of the week and I should expect it to take about 12 weeks to get my new card. Twelve weeks to the day, I had my new license. I got it about two months before my birthday, but the issue date was on my birthday, when my prior license expired. This was also right after Sandy Hook though so they were pretty backed up. Now that the frenzy over that has died down, I wouldn't expect it to take as long, but anyone who applied/renewed at that time is coming up for renewal now, so it may be the same situation.
That also reminds me that I'll have to start the renewal process later this year.
That also reminds me that I'll have to start the renewal process later this year.
You are absolutely WRONG!!
Did in my town, but I’m in a super neon green town so I don’t worry, for now.....
Last renewal end of August. Filled out the form and the check, went to drop off and make appointment months ahead of time... "hold on a sec, let me see if he has a sec" (?)... took me in right away, prints on file, told me to call if I hadn't heard "in a couple weeks"...(double "?", lol). I can't recall exactly how long, but close to 10 days to two weeks or so I got a call it was "in".
I carried both for months
I carried both for months
RumRunner
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Called my PD about a month ago to find out about my LTC expiring in June, they said no earlier than 3 months to do the renewal. Then about a week later I got the card in the mail to renew soon. Last renewal took 7 months, they said they are going much faster now. I am still going to go down and do it earlier I think. They don't take appointments, just show up on certain days/times when they do it and first come first serve.
AHM
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Good, because (as other people don't realize),
the new one isn't valid until its start date.
I walked in, handed the PD $100 and my renewal sheet. Never talked to the licensing officer. 5 weeks later, license ready. I love towns that aren't filled with complete sh!tbags.
It's still a permission slip, however. No matter what they call it. Or what "regulation" bullsh!t they wrap it in.
It's still a permission slip, however. No matter what they call it. Or what "regulation" bullsh!t they wrap it in.
one-eyed Jack
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Any town that can't give you an app't for more than a week is a shitbag town. Jack.
smokey-seven
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Can you imagine the uproar if a drivers license was the same as a LTC renewal?
started renew oct 3rd, expired oct 5th, saw town early December for prints and interrogation like a criminal and nothing yet. 3-1/2 months so far.
who needs it anyway,
in a situation like this, I guess you can't enter all the new stuff you bought out of state or want to transfer into state, they only give you 7 days, so their problem not ours. you can't comply with law.
who needs it anyway,
in a situation like this, I guess you can't enter all the new stuff you bought out of state or want to transfer into state, they only give you 7 days, so their problem not ours. you can't comply with law.
My last renewal took longer than expected and I was on an expired license. Even with documentation that I had applied for renewal I could find nobody in the area to sell me ammunition. So it "may" not be the law it is being (or was 6 years ago) interpreted that way by merchants.
yes , if not , ask for it .
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BPD told me the state wants them to pull microfilm records for every renewal. Apparently this is really slowing them down.
smokey-seven
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Non renewal prior to expiration date = suspension of right to purchase weapons or ammo in state.
One wonders who at the state level ordered this. Takes a really petty tyrant to go after ancient records for renewals when a licensee already has years of demonstrated responsible behavior through maintaining the license without committing a revocable offense.
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Just a friendly reminder: Chapter 140 sec 131(e):
"The licensing authority shall, within 40 days from the date of application, either approve the application and issue the license or deny the application and notify the applicant of the reason for such denial in writing; provided, however, that no such license shall be issued unless the colonel has certified, in writing, that the information available to him does not indicate that the possession of a firearm or large capacity firearm by the applicant would be in violation of state or federal law."
Disgusting that so many chiefs of police could care less about abiding by the above law.
"The licensing authority shall, within 40 days from the date of application, either approve the application and issue the license or deny the application and notify the applicant of the reason for such denial in writing; provided, however, that no such license shall be issued unless the colonel has certified, in writing, that the information available to him does not indicate that the possession of a firearm or large capacity firearm by the applicant would be in violation of state or federal law."
Disgusting that so many chiefs of police could care less about abiding by the above law.
I got the letter in October. My license expires in March. I put in the renewal when I got the letter in mid-October. I just got the license yesterday. So about 90 days. Twice as long as the law allows... But they don't seem to care about that.
I asked the LT in my local PD what the hold up was... He said he was waiting on the card from Boston and I would get the call the day it came in... I do believe him. He was bitching about it more than I was...
I asked the LT in my local PD what the hold up was... He said he was waiting on the card from Boston and I would get the call the day it came in... I do believe him. He was bitching about it more than I was...
Law changed in 2015, not all merchants can read English (it's printed on the bottom of the MIRCS receipt) or will comply. Never expect big box stores or national chains to comply.
They are supposed to but not all will/do. And it is only generated when they input your data into the system. So if they sit on a pile of apps, chances are you won't get it and you also won't have infinite grace period as allowed by law.
True.
True, however same problem if PD doesn't enter it in the system prior to expiration. Plus if not entered in time all you have is a 90 day grace period per MGL.
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