No Friends, lol Need suggestions

[sentinel150]

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I have only been in this fine state for a few years and still work in Maryland(the other California) and as I was reading the requirements for a permit I realized that I don't really know 5 people in Sussex County and the ones i do know are not the type i would be friends with considering my line of work. any ideas?

Question two would be, I am a Fire Arms Instructor in Maryland for DOC, do I still need to have the safety course?





"I don't need it, it's my right"

[Lumspond]

I believe you will still need the safety class, as it dedicates half a day to rules and regs specific to concealed carry. Not sure what to do about your reference problem....

[rusirius]

To echo Lumspond, to my knowledge there is no exception for the class requirement.

As for references... The best advice I can give you is to make some friends fast... The 5 reference forms must be filled out by 5 people living in the same county as you.  While there is no hard and fast "requirement" for how long they must have known you, the general rule I've heard thrown around is 5 years.  From what I hear, if you have one or two that haven't known you as long it shouldn't be a big deal... but if the majority or all of your references haven't known you very long I have my doubts about rather it will get approved or not.  The reference forms do ask how long they've known you.

[Hawkeye]

Question two would be, I am a Fire Arms Instructor in Maryland for DOC, do I still need to have the safety course?
"I don't need it, it's my right"

The safety course requires instruction in state laws so you will need the course.  Delaware DOC qualify under HR218 so I am guessing that Maryland does not?

[CorBon]

Remember, each application is reviewed individually.  If you get everything else done, you may want to contact the court and explain your situation.  It's possible that they could make some kind of exception (please note the "possible" qualifier).