I am going for my concealed carry permit this Saturday, I can't wait 

That's awesome!  What state do you live in? 

i have mine here in PA, and we have a cary law w/ other states that allows us to cross some boarders 

Sweet 

I guess the Florida test is the one to take.  I hear it's good for a ton of states...including California (if that matters to any of you)

hehe... Test...

there is no test here in PA, I guess test is.. Write your name and address down, as long as you get that right, and arent a fellon.. they take your pic and hand it to ya 

Wow, that's cool.  I thought all states had some sort of test that had to be passed.

What kind of guns do you guys have?

  We have ccw here in ohio. I have thought about it but not done it yet. I get a lot of mixed feedback from some of those I know in law enforcement. There is no state law against open carry but it is highly frowned upon.

Of course it's frowned upon.  Too many people would get freaked out cause, oh no! there's a guy with a gun over there.  All those people just need to go to a single gun show, then their fear of people carrying will go away. 

The only problem that could arise is if you ever get pulled over and a cop sees a gun on you, you're going to have a loaded gun in your face in half a second.

No test in GA.  Fill out the application, pay fee, get fingerprinted, background check.  If all checks out, you're in

Takes bout 30 days or so.

it is pretty easy here, take a class pass a common sense test and shoot a target and hit it a couple times with an entire clip.  its not hard more or less its just to get you on record but makes traveling with a gun a LOT easier

PS: I live in VA

Here in ohio once you get your ccw the information is attached to your drivers license info. For example a cop runs your plates for speeding etc. , he automatically knows you have a ccw and will treat you as such. Regardless of wether they see a gun or not, they will have theirs ready.

dont have one yet, butin az,i carried my glock open. however here in tn. idonthave onenow.mainly because idonthave a weaponpractical to carry. a smith 500 loaded is HEAVY, basically though, in TN, weve got 3 things to do. 1 take class/ pass it, 2. shoot targets, with at least iblieve its 50% accuracy( notsure onthat. im not totally sober atm. and 3 pay a fee, gets printed up at the local DMV

Quote from: b_long_1 on July 29, 2008, 09:53:53 PM
Here in ohio once you get your ccw the information is attached to your drivers license info. For example a cop runs your plates for speeding etc. , he automatically knows you have a ccw and will treat you as such. Regardless of wether they see a gun or not, they will have theirs ready.

Back in GA the two are completely separate.  In fact, if at a stop with a CCW and asked if you have any weapons, you have the right to basically lie.  Waiting on the cops hood while he recovers, inspects and replaces your firearm is quite time-consuming and this rule is really just a way around that.  No need in things being an hour long ordeal every time you speed.

Take class, demonstarte that you can obey the RO's instructions and safely put 50 bullets down range then go to county sherrif get printed and give them money.

Oklahoma is a must inform state if you have a weapon in your possesion you have to tell them otherwise if it is found you lose your permit face an administartive review and are fined pretty heavily.

For me in GA it was $15 at the Sheriff's Dept., $15 at the magistrate court, and called back the next day to pick up physical license though the application was granted same day.  They are permitted to take up to 60 days, but depending on circumstances it usually takes no time or 2-3 weeks.

Well depending on where you take it here the price and what is free is different.  Back North in Fredericksburg were I grew up it is $70 and you have to supply your firearm and ammunition.  Here I am taking it for $45 with everything included in the class, they supply the firearms and ammunition, which is great for me cause if not I was going to use my friends .40 glock since i don't own a pistol of my own yet. 

Also as in OH when you have the CCW permit it is tied to you vehicle registration, so when/if you get pulled they know you could have a gun.  The routine here "keep you hands on the steering wheel" through the bull horn then they approach the side of you vehicle and ask if you are carrying and where.  For the most part though if you have the permit the police here are easy to handle, its when you don't have the permit and have a gun that they get pissy.

Funny but sad and true story, first time I got pulled over on my wing after getting my CCW the officer relieved me of my single action officers .45, goes to the hood of his car and promptly proceeds to attempt to safe and clear the weapon. He attempts to squeeze the trigger with the thumb safety on then decides to ask me how the decocker works on my pistol He about pissed himself when he realized how close he came to putting a round through the hood of his car. He was getting ready to try and decock the weapon with the thumb safety off Thankfully he was smart enough to ask.

Oklahoma law says your weapon must be returned to you in the same condition it was in when you were relieved of it once the contact is finished that means if you carry condition one it must be returned to you with a round chambered a full mag in the mag well and the safety on. Watching that ass have to swallow his obvious disdain over civillians being allowed to carry and the embarresment of almost discharging a firearm and then having to reload said weapon and return it to me ready for operation made the 12 over speeding ticket well worth it.

He never got to forget it or brush it under the rug either because his sargent and a couple of state troopers were students of mine when I taght JKD.  I suggested that maybe the local officers needed to be far more familliar with other types of wepons other than just the one the department issued them.

i got my fire arm safty class this fall

uh why...what are you scared of?

Quote from: frankieG on July 30, 2008, 01:11:12 PM
uh why...what are you scared of?

Why do I have to be scared, it couldn't be that I like guns and prefer to have my bases covered when I travel with a gun in my state.