Lynyrd wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 3:33 pm
You have given me an idea. I only intended to "pass through" NY and NJ, not even stop at a hotel. My two places of extended stay for a few days will both be near military bases in Virginia and Connecticut. Virginia is not a problem. It's getting from there to Connecticut. Delaware is not a problem, but I need to go through Maryland, NJ, and NY or drive the long way around through WV, PA, and then NY.
However, I just discovered that CT offers a non-resident pistol permit. The fee is about $135 and supposedly it can be obtained through the mail. Does anyone on this forum have any personal experience with obtaining a CT non-resident permit?
Yes, I do. I am looking at my CT Pistol Permit right now, and noting that it expires in January...
. I have one from DC too, but it expired a couple weeks ago because I couldn't get back in-person to renew it due to COVID. I have this strange hobby of collecting these out of state permits. But anyway back to CT. Though my parents are originally from there, I actually haven't been their in almost 14 years since my grandmother passed. From what I recall of the original process that I did about 10 years ago... Go to the CT state police website to their permit division. There you can email to request an application. They did require prints for the initial application. They also required proof of training which I think an NRA Pistol Course would cover, they also accepted a DD-214 Honorable Discharge certificate as proof which is what I sent them. I actually did qualify to carry a pistol (.45 auto) in the Navy, but of course that's nowhere on the DD-214...anyhow... Mail in the app, prints, proof of training, passport photo and wait. They do have some mag restrictions in CT, but not sure if on pistols. I'd check over at HANDGUNLAW.US or USACARRY.