The processing times for a gun permit (or license) application range from a low of three days in Nebraska to a high of six months in New York. All but six states specify the deadlines in law.
Connecticut has an eight-week deadline, which may be extended if the permit-issuing official does not get the results of the mandatory national criminal history record check on the permit applicant within the deadline. By law, the official cannot issue the permit before getting the check results (CGS § 29-29).
At least 19 states and the District of Columbia have a longer deadline than Connecticut for processing a gun permit application including Kentucky, Montana, and New Jersey (60 days); Arizona (75 days); California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, and Kansas (90 days); Arkansas and Nevada (120 days); and New York (six months).
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