Handgun Carry Permits Up
More Tennesseans are applying for handgun carry permits than at any other time since the state began issuing licenses for concealed weapons.
From the first quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of this year, the Department of Safety has seen a 120% increase in the number of applications.
Handgun permit manager Lisa Knight says her 8-person office has been so overwhelmed, she’s brought on seven temporary employees to answer the phones.
That would explain the complaints I’ve heard of their slow turnaround time.
June 15th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Here’s what should happen. You send in your stuff, they print your card, and send it to you. Background check can run at their own pace. If you fail your background check, they have a picture, fingerprints, and your address and can come arrest your ass.
Everybody wins.