Billsail
NES Member
Does anyone know how long the background checks are taking now? I heard that that is the major backlog these days - how fast the MSP are with the turnaround time on that. I had my interview/fingerprinting Feb 11 with BPD, qualified at Moon Island Feb 12. The licensing officer told me ~4 months, the guys at Moon Island said ~6 months, I'm not sure who has the most recent data.
Just look back a few pages and you should get your answer. The whole process from interview to license in hand is taking 4-7 weeks for many applicants. There are some cities and towns however, that don't want people to have guns(it's that simple), and will do anything to delay and discourage gun ownership, including lie to you at the same time they're being "nice, helpful, and cordial".
It took me 39 days a short time ago. Boston is another story, but after your prints are sent, BPD should have the results back in 2-3 weeks, then immediately send it to the FRB for printing, which is taking around 2 weeks these days.
You can see this gives 2 instances where BPD can "sit" in your license. They can delay when they get the go ahead from MSP, and they can delay when they get the licence back from the FRB. It doesn't always fit into the timelines I've outlined but it shouldn't differ too much....If they're playing it straight with you.