Posted on 02/07/2022 3:54:11 AM PST by marktwain
Last year, I had to replace a failing wallet. Transferring the contents from the old to the new included the Arizona Concealed Carry permit.
A glance at the expiration date showed the transfer was serendipitous; the card was to expire within a month. Eventually, a helpful lady at the Department of Public Safety made arrangements for a renewal form to be sent, the necessary money order was obtained; and a renewal card received. All hinged on the happenstance of seeing the card was about to expire. No notice of the expiration was sent out by the Department of Public Safety.
If the card is renewed in time, a simple transfer of money with the simple form is all which is necessary. If one is too late, it becomes more complicated. Fingerprints have to be obtained, and the fee is greater.
Recently, I contacted Dave Kopp, President of the Arizona Citizens Defense League, to see what had transpired, that no notice was sent out by the Department of Public Safety. I have had a lifetime membership in the AZCDL for many years and was actively involved in the campaign to create a Shall Issue permit system in Arizona. AZCDL incrementally reformed the system, and eventually restored Constitutional Carry to Arizona.
Kopp indicated the Arizona Department of Public Safety simply stopped sending out expiration notices because the law did not require them to do so.
It seemed silly; people appreciate the notice. Most people renew. Sending out the notice might cost a dollar or two; the renewal fee is $43 for five years. There are nearly 400 thousand people who have the AZ CCW permit. If 75,000 of them renew each year, it would appear to be a net gain of three million dollars to the state.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Alternatively, people could occasionally look at their CCW, drivers licence, state inspection stickers, etc and mark their calendars.
Wisconsin sends them out three months in advance and then one has 30 days after to renew.
I cannot remember these goons ever thinking of not sending notices for housing or car taxes. This stinks.
Not the point of the article.
Florida does too, but not Georgia.
This is not to boast florida, though. They suspended my license because they wrongly thought I was driving without insurance when I totaled my car. I sent them all the info with the $40k settlement I got, but now State Farm will not insure me because I once had my license suspended. If I cannot find an insurance, I now will have to pay that super expensive uninsurable dangerous motorist insurance …
See how that works.
Good point.
Thank you!!
bookmark -ARizona
Just get John Morgan on it...he is “for the people” ya know.
I don’t know if New York sends notices or not but years ago a friend of mine who faithfully renewed his long gun permit (you need one in New York City) every year for many years decided to move his gun to Connecticut and let the registration lapse.
A few days later cops arrived at his apartment to search for “illegal weapons”. they were hoping to put him away for a mandatory one year in jail for what they thought was a paperwork error.
One more “illegal gun” off the streets.
Same happened with my F.O.I.D. card (Illinois) and drivers license.
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