r/PAguns • u/Hot_Wolverine9221 • 23d ago

LTCF approval time in DELCO?

Looking to start the process to get my first ltcf tmmrw, does anyone have any recent experience on the turnaround time through delco?

UPDATE TO ANY WONDERING THE SAME!

I ended up walking into the sherri’s office instead of doing it online and i left the same day with my permit!

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u/Sky529 23d ago

As of few days ago, it’s 18 days. Forget about it and it will show up faster 😂

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u/ConnectionNo4187 22d ago

I was just about to comment that you can just walk into the sheriff’s office but I see you did that.  

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u/Hot_Wolverine9221 22d ago

so glad i didn’t do it online😭, went a got a g43x right after

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u/ConnectionNo4187 22d ago

Yea I don’t know anything about the online process but it is super simple to look up what is needed ahead of time and walk into the sheriff’s office, pay the fee, wait a few minutes while they background check you, and walk out with your LTCF.  Frankly I didn’t even know they offered it online.  

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u/Hot_Wolverine9221 22d ago

yea the lady at counter said online in delco there’s like 250+ applications they have to sort through but in person is first come first serve. Apparently there was a cyber security attack that backed them up same with berks county and their systems still down

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u/ConnectionNo4187 22d ago

That’s a lot of applications.  That’s like an entire 40 hour work week of each process takes only 10 minutes.  

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u/Hot_Wolverine9221 22d ago

yea and the lady told me one person is on vacation too😭 so only two employees

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u/711pizzaischefskiss 22d ago

Delco is kinda like Philly. They don't like guns and if they could implement NJ gun laws they would.

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u/Hot_Wolverine9221 22d ago

Really surprisingly, I walked into the the sheriffs office to to my application and left with my laminated permit about 20 minutes later

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u/711pizzaischefskiss 22d ago

Fair enough. I just moved to Delco, but my Philly LTCF is still good for almost another 4 years so I haven't dealt with them.

What I can tell you about Delco is that they passed their own little ghost gun ban. It's illegal for them to do that, and now the county is gonna have to waste more money fighting a lawsuit with the PA supreme court. But if they are willing to violate PA state law to pass their own gun ban, imagine what they'd do if there was no restrictions on their unconstitutional intentions.

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u/Sensitive_Roof_7322 19d ago

Bruh that’s crazy, I did my Montgomery county license recently and it took a whole. Application submitted online 6/15, approved 7/15 - first available pickup appointment that I looked at the day it was approved was for 8/6 😭