Walk It Through: The First Handgun
A purchaser permit, a training course in the last 5 years, 30 days to decide, and a hearing after a denial.
A new resident of Middletown wants to buy a handgun for the house and goes to a gun shop.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A first handgun bought by a person with no disqualifying record. Long guns, the concealed carry license itself, and the background check on a rifle sale are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Handgun qualified purchaser permitA permit from the State Bureau of Identification, required to buy a handgun, granted within 30 days unless grounds for denial exist and valid for 2 years.
- License to carry concealed deadly weaponsA license the Superior Court may approve, after an application, a certificate of 5 respectable citizens and a training course, valid 3 years at first and renewable for 5.