View Full Version : Did you get your CCW in Boulder County?
Glock Shooter
03-17-2010, 10:31
If you did, do you remember how long it took before they called you to come in and sign documents? They told me it would take the full 90 days for my permit but they never told me how long to wait for the signing part.
Thanks
Well, I would assume that you go in and sign the paper work and get the pictures taken when you go to pick it up. You sign, take your picture, then they create it right there on the spot.
Glock Shooter
03-17-2010, 11:00
Sorry, I meant when you get the call to go in and get finger printed.
They didn't finger print you when you submitted the application? Have you already paid?
If you've paid and are just waiting on the back ground check to be done, then when you get that call in 90 days, they should finish everything else that is left to be done when you come in.
cowboykjohnson
03-17-2010, 13:04
Just went through this, they will push it to almost 90 days before they contact you. They will finger print you and print your card on the spot when you go in.
cowboykjohnson
03-17-2010, 13:07
If it is getting close to your 90 mark contact Jody... she is in charge of CCW.
"Biekert, Jodeen" jbiekert@bouldercounty.org (jbiekert@bouldercounty.org)
email is the easiest way to contact her.
I submitted my application in Boulder on January 15, they told me at the time that I would be contacted in about 4 - 6 weeks to come in and get fingerprinted and photo. It's been abouy 9 weeks now and I haven't heard a word.....
Sunshine
03-24-2010, 01:18
No worries everyone, it'll take the full 90 days. From what I am told Boulder and Adams county will almost always take the full 90 days they are aloted and even more sometimes. Have never heard of anything over 110 though.
If my permit takes over 90 days, you guys will hear about it, and so will RMGO.
Bongo Boy
03-24-2010, 10:37
El Paso county process is quite different:
You call the Sheriff's Office and ask for an appointment. My appointment was set up for about 3 days after I called. You bring your proof of training (original training cert signed by an NRA Instructor with instructor's id number, etc.), get your photo, prints and sign the application form. They then send you on your way, with the promise that the ID Card will be in the mail in 6-8 weeks.
I like that process more better.
The only aspect of the process I don't like is that they don't seem to care about any training credentials other than that the training is delivered by an NRA Instructor. The training itself could apparently be a Williams-Sonoma "How to Make Fresh Pasta at Home" class, so long as there's a certificate signed by an NRA Instructor. I bitched and stomped and spit and wrote a very nice email to the County Sheriff, saying hey look, I have 36 hours of intermediate training at Sig Academy that goes far beyond the 4-hour class you guys accept. That training included nearly as much time devoted to law as the entire course you're willing to accept...what do you think? No response whatsoever. Called them on the phone and they again said, NRA Certified Instructor...even if it's one of those "This is a Gun" classes--which is what I ended up taking. Good class, just the same.
SonOfTheGriz
04-09-2010, 09:47
I received my permit from the BoCo sheriff's office about a year ago. Somewhere around day 88 I got my call to go in, do my prints, sign the paperwork, and pick up my permit. They gave me the option of having it mailed but I think I just waited and picked it up that day.
Prior to the election they were running 6-8 weeks for turnaround; after, it went to the full 90 days. A year ago they went from maybe 6-10 applications coming in per week to 6-10 a day. Given the number of people taking CCW training where I worked for the second half of 2009, those numbers held steady.
The wait sucks, but give them time to do their thing... The county doesn't "sit" on applications and they're not trying to send anyone a personal message other than "we're slammed."
I agree, the course requirements are very loose as determined by the state but I prefer that to a total lockdown on what we can an cannot teach as private firearm instructors. My personal feeling is there should be a requirement to provide live-fire training (no restriction on caliber or round count); it makes it difficult to conduct quickie classes at gun shows but blue guns can still be looked at as harmless while actual live-fire training snaps just about every student's attention into sharp focus, and even then some folks still flag themselves in class...
Cheers,
SoTG
Glock Shooter
04-10-2010, 15:11
Thanks for the info...20 days
As expected, I got the call on the 89th day. I showed up on time, was greeted promptly and pleasantly. It took about 20 minutes get printed and photographed and receive the card.
Good luck all!
The wait sucks, but give them time to do their thing... The county doesn't "sit" on applications and they're not trying to send anyone a personal message other than "we're slammed."
If it's just because of the number of applications, then why does it take EXACTLY 90 days? Wouldn't it take more or less time depending on how many they get?
It is because they "sit" on them. Look at the statistics compared to other counties. They get roughly the same amount, if not less than other counties that get the permits process in a more reasonable time. I'll see if I can post the link to the stats...
SonOfTheGriz
05-27-2010, 11:51
If it's just because of the number of applications, then why does it take EXACTLY 90 days? Wouldn't it take more or less time depending on how many they get?
Colorado is a "Shall-Issue" state, meaning that the county must either approve or reject your application based on the merits of the background check and not the whim of the Sheriff. If nothing in your background check is found to prohibit you from obtaining your CCW permit / license, they must issue the permit or reject the application within 90 days.
And you're right -- when the process saw far fewer applications the turnaround times were much faster (even in Boulder). In late 2008, they got slammed against that 90-day fence. In Boulder County there was (and still is, to my knowledge) only one full-time Concealed Handgun Permit coordinator.
Prior to fall 2008, she received about 10-15 applications per week and turnarounds were generally between 5 and 8 weeks, depending on the workload. That number jumped from 10-15 per week prior to Fall 2008 to 10-15 per day after the election (those were her rough estimates when we talked in person).
By all accounts, having spoken directly with the CHP coordinator as well as LEO with whom I volunteer, CCW students, and new permit holders, Boulder's workload is still high. I've never encountered anyone who had a truly negative experience with the county and I know the Sheriff is pro-gun and pro-CCW, unlike other counties in the state.
I know it's hard to believe, but even Boulder is seeing the CCW light!
As for statistics:
Based on the 2008 applications figures published by RMGO on their website (http://www.rmgo.org/ccwguide/2008CCWreport.shtml) Boulder County is #9 in the state with 724 applications submitted and 616 permits issued.
Denver, Mesa, and Weld Counties processed and issued a similar number of permits in 2008. Denver is approximately 3x the size of Boulder county and Mesa and Weld each have a little more than 1/2 of Boulder's population.
Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas and Larimer Counties each issued between 1,000 and over 1,600 permits in 2008 and Jefferson and El Paso Counties issued over 3,000 permits each. Larimer County is known in the CCW world as being VERY pro-CCW and seem to issue their permits faster than most -- or at least it seemed that way when I was working with CCW students and their permits look a HELL of a lot cooler than ours...
To those who had to wait... it was worth it!
To those still waiting, you'll get your call. :-)
Cheers!
After about 60 days, I just called the Sheriff's office and said I was checking on my app. She told me to come in the next day, get fingerprinted and pick up my card.
Got my permit today, it took exactly 90 days. I got very kind and professional service from Boulder County Sheriff´s office. Even it seems that their workload is pretty high and they had computer problems just in the middle of the day :)
Got my permit today, it took exactly 90 days. I got very kind and professional service from Boulder County Sheriff´s office. Even it seems that their workload is pretty high and they had computer problems just in the middle of the day :)
I was told 70 in El Paso county, but I'm getting close to 90. You better believe I'll be calling on day 91 to find out what the hold up is.
You should be calling on day 85, not day 91.
cowboykjohnson
07-23-2010, 09:19
You should be calling on day 85, not day 91.
+1
You should be calling on day 85, not day 91.
I'll be out of town until day 91, actually. If it isn't waiting for me in my mail when I get home, I'm calling.
I'll be out of town until day 91, actually. If it isn't waiting for me in my mail when I get home, I'm calling.
It was waiting for me in the mail when I got back in town. Can't wait for my S&W Bodyguard 380 to arrive. Summertime pocket carry, winter time Glock 36 CT LG with a Cross Breed Super Tuck.
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