How long will it take for my c&r license arrive?

[monkezuncle]

Nov/Dec 2006 update

Since all the posts were quite old I thought I would give an update from the end of year. I sent mine off the beginning of November and received it today (12.12.06). So, at least they seem like they might be getting a bit faster. It was an extremely painless process, the most complicated thing was explaining to the local PD that "no, you REALLY DON'T do anything with this form, it is a FEDERAL license". That part took me almost a half an hour. Merry Christmas all!

[ATS76]

I mailed my application around Sep 5th. MY FFL arrived in about 65 days.

[chiefcrash]

do i need one to buy a Curio and Relic?

you don't need a C&R license to buy C&R guns. You can buy whatever gun you want, it just has to go through a 01 FFL, get DROSed, 10 day wait, etc

with the C&R license, you can have C&R rifles that are 50+ years old shipped straight to your door. And if you go out of state, you can cash&carry C&R handguns...

[Whitesmoke]

It was an extremely painless process, the most complicated thing was explaining to the local PD that "no, you REALLY DON'T do anything with this form, it is a FEDERAL license". That part took me almost a half an hour. Merry Christmas all!

I didn't want to deal with that...so I just mailed the form to the Sheriffs Depts address and addressed it to the sheriff himself....

[chiefcrash]

I didn't want to deal with that...so I just mailed the form to the Sheriffs Depts address and addressed it to the sheriff himself....

i did that too (i have no local PD, unincorporated alameda county). I called around the sheriff dept if there was a specific area to send it to. no one had a clue. so i addressed it to the sheriff...

2 months after i got my license, they called me...

[EBWhite]

you will get the license in 1-3 months. Count on atleast 2 months though....good luck

About the form being sent to the local leo, how would anyone know if it ever got lost in the mail? other than the penalty of perjury lol....

[CAB]

You have to get a COE to make your 03FFL work well in CA

If you get your COE there is no 10 day handgun wait from a 01 FFL if the handgun is a C&R. Just got mine Monday.

CAB

[thedrickel]

i did that too (i have no local PD, unincorporated alameda county). I called around the sheriff dept if there was a specific area to send it to. no one had a clue. so i addressed it to the sheriff...

2 months after i got my license, they called me...

I'm in unincorporated San Mateo County, but fully encircled by a city, so I sent mine to the sherriff and the local PD. Didn't hear a peep from either.

But when the local PD shows up when we have a party I tell them to screw off and call the sherriff. They just turn around and leave.

[El Barto]

I just moved and had to submit for an address change. I mailed the form out and my updated license came last week. I think it took maybe 3 weeks total to mail out and get it back.

Also I got new copies of all the books. I don't know why, but that is the 3rd set I got from the good folks at the BATF. Also, they sent me 2 original licenses.