http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news...sh-workers-for-gun-checks-for-concealed-carry
I'm sure they really wished we went to Constitutional Carry.
I'm sure they really wished we went to Constitutional Carry.
If we do not concede to these demands, they'll strike!
oh... wait a minute... nevermind :lol:
DOJ wants more cash, workers for gun checks http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news...sh-workers-for-gun-checks-for-concealed-carry
I'm sure they really wished we went to Constitutional Carry.
This is the 24th week of the year; so at this rate, we will have well over 160,000 licensed concealed carriers in Wisconsin by the end of the year. :dude:As of last week, the agency had received more than 120,000 applications and issued nearly 111,000 permits. Department officials say they're currently receiving more than 2,000 applications every week.
They're asking for nearly $800,000
and admit that the income so far from applications has been $5 million.
I think that clearly demonstrates that the application fee is much too high... by about 5 times.
If they can run the firearms division with $1 million a year, the application fee should be calculated to provide that. It's not meant to be a money-making proposition.
Or if it is turning into that, the excess should provide for free (or low-cost) public ranges & training, including training for LEA/LEO on the new laws.
Most likely all the money they have taken in from permit fees went into the general fund.
So DOJ has to keep going back for more.
What Wis should is open it the permit process to nonresidents charge them 100.00 dollars and make some real money
The intent of this was never to make money and if they are, then that has to be addressed.
That isn't what the proposed statute says.Well, it is important to remember that the $50 CCL fee is NOT for a one-time gun check. The background checks that have to be made initially before a license is approved or denied, and the review and handling of an application and it's accompanying documents, are just the start of this process.
For the next five years, the DOJ has to have systems, procedures and staff in place, to continue checking for felony convictions, mental health, domestic abuse issues and court orders that impact the licensees legal access to firearms. They have to setup, maintain, expand, relocate, test, upgrade, backup and restore their systems as needed. The staff needs to be kept trained and supervised.
They also need to support the ability of LEO to verify the existence/status of a CCL for someone they have encountered, who is carrying concealed. These requests may come from within or outside of the state.
The DOJ will probably not have accurate information about how much that five years of ongoing support will cost, until we are at least several years down the road.
There is nothing in the statute about ongoing expenses. Using a 5-year planning period is simply a method for averaging out the cost to issue a license. As far as the background check goes,175.60
(7) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
(c)A license fee in an amount, as determined by the department by rule, that is equal to the cost of issuing the license but does
not exceed $37. The department shall determine the costs of issuing a license by using a 5−year planning period.
175.60
(7) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
(d)A fee for a background check that is equal to the fee charged under s. 175.35 (2i).