JakeTheSnake
Member
Hey All, I just wanted to post my experience with obtaining a CWP/CCW in Guilford County, NC. Perhaps this will be helpful/stressful to anyone still waiting on their permit in this county.
Here was my timeline:
1) On January 30th, 2021 I take my CCW class with my wife and we both get our instructor signed certification of qualification.
2) The same night, we go online and schedule our Sheriff's appointment, the absolute earliest they can get us an appointment is on July 14, 2021 (5-1/2 months away).
3) July 14th comes around both my wife and I go to our appointments and submit the paperwork.
4) November 2nd I call the Sheriff's department to see if I can find out if anything is wrong and they state that they are not able to give me any time frame estimates and that my app is processing.
5) On November 29th I received a text and email stating that the application has been approved. Here is the text "Guilford County Concealed Handgun Permit Order Nbr:xxxxx is APPROVED and will be mailed to you in approximately 3 weeks. Please check your email for details."
I am a recent transplant from AZ and perhaps it's just bad timing on my part, but this whole process has been drawn out to an extent that I couldn't even imagine. One day I hope NC adopts constitutional carry.
I will also note that many of my co-workers and friends outside of Guilford county stated that their processing times were 3-4 weeks max, so it does seem that only Guilford is struggling to keep up with the applications.
TLDR: My wife got pregnant the week we took our CCW class. Our baby was born 5 weeks ago. We still don't have CCW permits in hand. For those of you in this county waiting for your CCW. I wish you all of the best!
Here was my timeline:
1) On January 30th, 2021 I take my CCW class with my wife and we both get our instructor signed certification of qualification.
2) The same night, we go online and schedule our Sheriff's appointment, the absolute earliest they can get us an appointment is on July 14, 2021 (5-1/2 months away).
3) July 14th comes around both my wife and I go to our appointments and submit the paperwork.
4) November 2nd I call the Sheriff's department to see if I can find out if anything is wrong and they state that they are not able to give me any time frame estimates and that my app is processing.
5) On November 29th I received a text and email stating that the application has been approved. Here is the text "Guilford County Concealed Handgun Permit Order Nbr:xxxxx is APPROVED and will be mailed to you in approximately 3 weeks. Please check your email for details."
I am a recent transplant from AZ and perhaps it's just bad timing on my part, but this whole process has been drawn out to an extent that I couldn't even imagine. One day I hope NC adopts constitutional carry.
I will also note that many of my co-workers and friends outside of Guilford county stated that their processing times were 3-4 weeks max, so it does seem that only Guilford is struggling to keep up with the applications.
TLDR: My wife got pregnant the week we took our CCW class. Our baby was born 5 weeks ago. We still don't have CCW permits in hand. For those of you in this county waiting for your CCW. I wish you all of the best!