Renewal appointment

[Gyro]

I have a hard time getting an appointment to renew due to my difficult schedule (away for months at a time). My PD is seriously undermanned, they are not flexible with scheduling, I do feel for the officers but... Any advise what to do? Running out of time, I don’t want my LTC to expire and go through the process again. I am in a Green Town.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

I have a hard time getting an appointment to renew due to my difficult schedule (away for months at a time). My PD is seriously undermanned, they not flexible with scheduling. Any advise what to do? Running out of time, I don’t want my LTC to expire and go through the process again. I am in a Green Town.

You'll just have to work it out with the IA. Jack.

 

[ISOTOX]

Good Luck...throw yourself at the mercy of the licensing officer and explain the situation. If nothing else you can say you tried.

 

[greencobra]

If nothing else you can say you tried.

try bringing in a box of donuts before you give up,

 

[Broc]

Call, or go meet, the licensing officer and explain.

Get his/her schedule and see what day works for both of you

 

[one-eyed Jack]

Did you drop off the application and a check and get a receipt for the $$? You won't (or shouldn't) be able to purchase or carry, but it's a wee bit better than nothing. Jack.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Did you drop off the application and a check and get a receipt for the $$? You won't (or shouldn't) be able to purchase or carry, but it's a wee bit better than nothing. Jack.

If he receives the proper MIRCS receipt, yes he can purchase and carry.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

If he receives the proper MIRCS receipt, yes he can purchase and carry.

The problem seem to be that he can't get an appt to get to that point. Jack.

 

[Lennypeters]

My last renewal was like that. Had to pick from a list of available time slots just to drop off the application and get a receipt. Also I green town.

 

[warpig]

Prioritize, Gyro. Got to potentially see what you can do with work, and allowing yourself to meet when the officers are available!

 

[Gyro]

Did you drop off the application and a check and get a receipt for the $$? You won't (or shouldn't) be able to purchase or carry, but it's a wee bit better than nothing. Jack.

I can’t get the appointment! I don’t want to come across as desperate, but my LTC expires in a month.

 

[Snora]

Did you try asking them for the “I waited until the last minute now accommodate me” special?

 

[Gyro]

Did you try asking them for the “I waited until the last minute now accommodate me” special?

Yes Sir! The answer was: “we’ll call you when we have a firm date”....No bueno!

 

[one-eyed Jack]

I can’t get the appointment! I don’t want to come across as desperate, but my LTC expires in a month.

You don't need an appt to drop off the app and a check. Jack.

 

[Waher]

You don't need an appt to drop off the app and a check. Jack.

In some cities/towns you do. They won't accept a check or an application outside of an interview.

 

[Gyro]

You don't need an appt to drop off the app and a check. Jack.

Yes you do, in my town....tried that before, believe me!

 

[one-eyed Jack]

In some cities/towns you do. They won't accept a check or an application outside of an interview.

That's Interesting. I guess that I just live in the right town. Drop the stuff off and wait for the call to come down. Jack.

 

[StevieP]

away for months at a time?

I'm not sure the issue lies entirely with your town, here...

Not sure what the answer is, other than maybe tell your boss you need to come home for an urgent appointment that cannot be missed.

 

[StevieP]

You don't need an appt to drop off the app and a check. Jack.

This is for a License to Carry, not a Fortune Teller's License. YMMV

 

[one-eyed Jack]

This is for a License to Carry, not a Fortune Teller's License. YMMV

I guess that I'm immune to all this happy horseshit. Here in Acton they renew within the 40 day time frame and ask if I need anything else while I'm there. Jack.

 

[Gyro]

away for months at a time?

I'm not sure the issue lies entirely with your town, here...

Not sure what the answer is, other than maybe tell your boss you need to come home for an urgent appointment that cannot be missed.

Stevie, I work for the MSC (Military Sealift Command) and trust me you don’t tell your boss that you need to come home for an urgent matter. Thanks anyway!

 

[Broc]

You don't need an appt to drop off the app and a check. Jack.

My previous town, a very green town, made me get an appointment to drop it off.

But they were very flexible with appointments and dates. I started 6 months early, had my appt in a week and new license like 4 months before the old one expired.

 

[Broc]

Stevie, I work for the MSC (Military Sealift Command) and trust me you don’t tell your boss that you need to come home for an urgent matter. Thanks anyway!

Then take a new safety class (assuming you dont have the paperwork from your first class), and let it expire. Then, when you are about to come home (maybe a month early) call to get an appointment. You come home, go to the appointment, then go away for months and by the time you are back your new license will be ready.

I would still show up and talk to the officer (get the hours from whomever answers the phones). Explain who you work for. The appointment takes 5 minutes.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Stevie, I work for the MSC (Military Sealift Command) and trust me you don’t tell your boss that you need to come home for an urgent matter. Thanks anyway!

Are you MIL or civilian?

If MIL, check the statute as there is some wording for active duty away from home that allows an expired LTC to be valid until they return. I don't recall exact details, so it pays to read that section of C. 140 and see if it applies.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Then take a new safety class (assuming you dont have the paperwork from your first class), and let it expire.

No matter how long a LTC has expired, it is only a renewal as long as he had a MSP or was grandfathered by having an active LTC on 6/1/1998. Of course some PDs don't abide by the law, but that is what is in the law.

 

[Gyro]

Are you MIL or civilian?

If MIL, check the statute as there is some wording for active duty away from home that allows an expired LTC to be valid until they return. I don't recall exact details, so it pays to read that section of C. 140 and see if it applies.

Civilian.

 

[Darksideblues42]

Yes you do, in my town....tried that before, believe me!

MGL allows for mail in renewal. This starts the 40 day clock.

 

[MisterHappy]

try bringing in a box of donuts before you give up,

Make sure the box is open, some PDs may be a bit twitchy


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A56U0Mu9_6Y

 

[MisterHappy]

MGL allows for mail in renewal. This starts the 40 day clock.

What MGLs allow, or require for that matter, may or may not be relevant. It's up to the PD. If you don't like it, well....

Sucks, but some towns don't play by the rules.

 

[enbloc]

I have a hard time getting an appointment to renew due to my difficult schedule

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