I went through this horse and pony procedure just before y2k.
The law then was must issue within 60 days.
That didn’t matter. the local police were ABOVE the law and made me wait 5 days PAST the legal 2 month window. I was due to get the permit on Dec 29th and almost got a big mental review done on me just because I tried to hold to town of southington to the law as written. Didn’t get the permit until Jan. 4th.
Just damn. I got mine in 2002 and it only took a couple of weeks as I noted before. Maybe it’s because I’m in one of the few relatively gun-friendly towns in CT, but it didn’t take too long at all. OR it could have been the fact that I stopped by the local police station every 2 days or so to see if my paperwork came in. Either way, it came back quickly. :)