If the purchaser is approved, a license or permit is issued to the applicant. Licenses are of varying duration and often do not limit the number of weapons a person can buy. In some states, permits are issued to the applicant for each specific weapon acquired.
The law allows 45 days from the date the application is submitted either for approval or denial. However, our turnaround time on approval is normally 2-3 weeks. If you wish to renew your current Virginia Resident Concealed Handgun Permit, you can apply in person or by mail.
If the purchaser is approved, a license or permit is issued to the applicant. Licenses are of varying duration and often do not limit the number of weapons a person can buy. In some states, permits are issued to the applicant for each specific weapon acquired.
Handgunlaw recommends at a minimum that a person should carry their “State Drivers License/Photo ID” when Carrying under Permitless Carry. Some states have places that require a Carry Permit to carry in some places that are off limits to those carrying under Permitless Carry.
A U.S. citizen or legal resident over age 18 may generally carry a handgun anywhere within his or her place of residence, place of business, or on private property owned or lawfully possessed by the citizen or legal resident. A permit or license is not required for a person to carry within these locations.
Within approximately six months of receipt of your handgun application, and all required documents/forms, you will receive a letter informing you whether your application was approved.
Following the Supreme Court's NYSRPA v. Bruen (2022) decision, all states in the United States were required to allow for concealed carry of a handgun either permitlessly or with a permit, although the difficulty in obtaining a permit varies per jurisdiction.
Most States Don't Require Concealed Carry Permits Permitless carry states allow adults to carry concealed handguns without licenses. Though most states have permitless carry laws, the majority of Americans live in states that still require a permit or license to carry a concealed firearm.
It takes as long as in some cases 2 to 5 years to go from wanting to buy a firearm, getting proficiency, applying for competency to applying for a licence to being approved to finally getting a licence card to enable you to legally posses a firearm.
Open Carry is legal but you must have a valid permit/license to carry a loaded handgun in any vehicle in Washington. This includes cars, buses and trains. You can keep the firearm holstered with empty chamber on your hip in your vehicle (can't be concealed) but the loaded mag must be removed.