Cute little bugger, too. Do you have to get a fresh purchase permit every time you decide to buy?
Yes, a separate permit is required for each handgun purchase. Every single legal handgun transaction going back to 1934 (the start of permits) is now supposed to be online. Considering BATFE admits to only 90% accuracy in their Class 3 database, I will maintain my doubts.
Each permit has to be notarized up one side and down the other. Usually there's a notary at the dealer who will do it for free. But my two-bit town now insists on $20 for them to notarize it. State law says they cannot charge for that, but they need money (doesn't everyone except the feds?), so no cash, no piece of paper.
Having a CPL, the dealer will generate the purchase papers for free, including the notarization. The CPL means only an instant NICS check, no 24 hour background check as on other handgun permits. So every handgun I buy means I deprive my cheapskate town of another $20 that they're legally not entitled to, anyway. :)