El Paso County rocks!

[Rinodods]

Hey so i am a little perplexed here; a neighbor of my bro-in-law says he has been waiting over 60days just to get the appointment???

What gives?

Maybe they aren't going the Saturday appointments right now. When I first made mine it was almost right at three months to get in. I just got lucky and they called with some Saturday appointments that were available. The appointments go very quick probably less than 30min or so. They run them all day. There are just a lot of people to get through. I agree though you shouldn't have to wait three months just to have to wait another three months. I'm glad they are that busy with people wanting to carry but it still sucks to wait.

[T-Giv]

El Paso was quick when I went through the paperwork portion but I was 80 days waiting for the permit in the mail. The wait time fluctuates heavily with demand. You just have to believe that they are doing the best they can and be patient.

[gonz13]

Took mine 39 days exactly from my appointment date!

[mtik00]

When I called for my appointment last week I was given one 6 weeks out. She said to keep calling, though, as there are always cancellations.

[Clay Turner]

It took me about a month to get the appointment with El Paso County; the appointment took 15 minutes. The time lag for the permit has been with CBI; Colorado requires CBI do the background check, instead of relying on the federal NICS system. CBI has 90 days, and was taking all of that around the first of the year; however, I received mine in less than 60 days. They must be catching up...

BTW, Colorado will accept your NRA certificate for up to 10 years, so if you schedule it now, it's not going to expire before you have a chance to get your CCW.

Last I heard, El Paso County had over 18,000 permit holders, up from a level of 3000 that had been steady for a long time.