Process: | A pleasantly painless process. Arrived at the courthouse, went through security Kabuki, found probate court, filled out a couple of pages of forms, and paid $20.44 in cash. Showed that I had my $40 money order, and raised my right hand and stated that everything on my form was correct. (Mistake: I had prematurely signed the form, so I had to redo one page and sign it in front of the clerk.) Right index finger into an inkpad and onto the application.
This is a renewal, and my existing permit was going to expire within days. The probate clerk didn't volunteer that a temporary permit was available, but when I asked, she promptly typed up the temporary card and collected a second fingerprint.
Got directions to go across the street for fingerprinting.Through another metal detector, across a courtyard, and into the Fulton County Police Department. A very friendly clerk took me with no waiting, and joked throughout the process -- "Was I here for my exotic dancing permit", etc. (Maybe you had to be there: I am an overweight 47-year-old pale male.) Electronic fingerprint scanning, so no ink to clean off.
Total elapsed time, 45 minutes, including crossing the street twice, getting lost in the courthouse building, and going through two metal detectors.
Both the probate clerk and the fingerprinter said that I should get my permit within 60 days, but "sometimes it took as long as 90 days." The second clerk (FCPD) said that if I hadn't seen it by mid-January (60 days), to call and check on the process. She seemed genuinely supportive of citizens exercising concealed carry. |
