I'm armed all the time.
I have a Ruger 380 in my pocket and a 30 shot Ruger 9mm pistol on the seat of my truck everywhere I go...all the time.
I'm not telling what I have at home.
(Friends and family call before they show up)
God bless you. I had all the paper work filled out, had two reliable references but trying to get an appointment to be finger printed is what is taking so long. I think they do it to discourage you.(This is NJ.)