So I live in NJ. I could not get the local police to take my fingerprints, they said the state won’t let them do it for a gun related activity. I want a carry permit. So I hopped on a plane and flew to Florida to apply for a Florida carry permit. Everything went well I thought, I was only in the Dept. of Agriculture for about 20 minutes. A nice lady checked my paperwork (I'm a vet), she filled out the forms for me, took my fingerprints and picture and told me to go home and I would hear back in about 2 weeks. She was right, It is now 2 weeks later and I just got a notice (E Mail and postal) that my fingerprints were are, "not sufficiently legible". So now I am in the same situation as before, my state will not do the prints for me and I don't want to fly back to Florida for fingerprints. The prints must be done by a police dept. and they want them sent electronically. So any suggestions on what I should do.
fingerprint problem in Fla
- Thread starter fshfindr
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Take a trip over to an LE agency in PA (or DE/NY, depending on what's closest) and get them done. They just require that your prints be done by an LE agency. It doesn't have to be one in your home state.
http://www.myfbireport.com/locations/lawEnforcement/PA.php
http://www.myfbireport.com/locations/lawEnforcement/PA.php
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carguychris
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Given that one's constitutional right to carry a concealed pistol has not been firmly affirmed by the courts, perhaps you're putting the cart before the horse.rebs said:
If you wish to discuss this further, I suggest starting a thread in the L&CR subforum.
PolarFBear
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My wife had "legibility" troubles with her prints. Tried several agencies to comply with South Carolina law. Local police, county police, a Federal agency. None could get a "good" image of her prints. These were paper and ink prints. Even tried the electronic scanner gizmo with the Tampa PD. No luck. Finally got a good set of usable prints from the Charleston County Coroner, a colleague of my spouse! Had to put rubber bands around her finger tips and get them to swell before the prints could give a good image.
My wife had "legibility" troubles with her prints. Tried several agencies to comply with South Carolina law. Local police, county police, a Federal agency. None could get a "good" image of her prints. These were paper and ink prints. Even tried the electronic scanner gizmo with the Tampa PD. No luck. Finally got a good set of usable prints from the Charleston County Coroner, a colleague of my spouse! Had to put rubber bands around her finger tips and get them to swell before the prints could give a good image.
carguychris
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^^^ FWIW my wife had a similar problem when applying for her CHL (now LTC), but TX apparently has a policy where they essentially call it good after a certain number of tries, 3 IIRC. 
That said, it was still irritating because it delayed the process by 2-3 weeks each time, because they would send her a letter, and then she would have to make another fingerprinting appointment.
(FWIW TX does not require that the prints be made by a LE agency. Hers were done by private companies.)
That said, it was still irritating because it delayed the process by 2-3 weeks each time, because they would send her a letter, and then she would have to make another fingerprinting appointment.
(FWIW TX does not require that the prints be made by a LE agency. Hers were done by private companies.)
2ndsojourn
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Fshfindr, there are certified fingerprint centers all around for all sorts of professions that require security checks; airport workers, teachers, coaches, etc. Find out if FL accepts those. My local pd wouldn't print me either when I got my fid card and I had to use fingerprint centers.
Thank you for the suggestions. You’re right about some states making it difficult. If I could, I would move to PA or Del. Living in NJ is not fun, if you think the gun laws are bad, you should see the tax rates.
FITASC no, except for a little arthritis my fingers are OK, I just think that the lady who took the prints screwed up.
jbrown50 that is exactly I was planning, a trip to PA, I can get to Phila. in about 10 minutes. Your FBI list was a nice surprise for me. I have made a list of the towns that are close, I’ll be calling them and hopefully taking a trip on Monday. I’ll let you know how I make out.
2ndsojourn I'm in Bellmawr, you?
FITASC no, except for a little arthritis my fingers are OK, I just think that the lady who took the prints screwed up.
jbrown50 that is exactly I was planning, a trip to PA, I can get to Phila. in about 10 minutes. Your FBI list was a nice surprise for me. I have made a list of the towns that are close, I’ll be calling them and hopefully taking a trip on Monday. I’ll let you know how I make out.
2ndsojourn I'm in Bellmawr, you?
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Gunplummer
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I have done machining most of my life. I have an extremely hard time getting past an FBI electronic printer. Maybe your prints are too scarred up?