*Mods, please sticky this so we can get everyone on the board affected by this issue made aware.*
Live in Tulsa County? Having issues dealing with Tulsa County Sheriff's Office in finishing the Concealed Carry Licensing process?
I wanted to bring OKShooters into the loop with what we've seen on this issue so far; especially since we have so many former students on the board. We just sent the below email out to former students a couple days ago; I have already received almost three dozen student confirmations of the the below issue. There is another thread running on this issue here: http://www.okshooters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105152
*Please note that this issue is both county and time specific; if you have not applied for your Oklahoma Concealed Carry License, did not do so in Tulsa County, if you live in Broken Arrow or Sperry, or did so over a year ago (i.e. did not experience this issue), the following message will not apply to you.*
Dear OKShooters members:
I am contacting you on behalf of the Oklahoma Rifle Association, who helped get the Concealed Carry process in Oklahoma passed back in 1993, and now helps train and license instructors such as myself to teach the classes. For approximately the past 8-10 months, we have been receiving more and more students reporting serious issues finishing the licensing process in their dealings with Tulsa County Sheriff's Office. Apparently, Tulsa County Sheriff's Office has diverged from the correct licensing procedure of completing what is called the "Local Agency Check Form for Sheriffs" themselves, and has now started requiring SDA Applicants (those applying for a Concealed Carry license) to personally take this Local Agency Check Form directly to their cities' respective main police station, to get it completed, often paying additional fees in the process.
Exactly why TCSO has taken it upon themselves to start unilaterally requiring this is not 100% clear, but what is clear - straight from Paul Abel, ORA Legislative Director, and Charles Smith, ORA President - is that this extra step is not only a hassle, but is a violation of the SDA Licensing laws. To be clear: TCSO stands alone in this extra step it's forcing applicants to go through; no other County Sheriff's Office anywhere else in the entire state is requiring this (***Please note that TCSO is not requiring Broken Arrow and Sperry residents to go through this extra step***).
The ORA has tried talking to all respective entities involved in the licensing process to no avail, so it's going to require a bill being passed by the Oklahoma Legislature to permanently rectify this. Both Paul Abel and Charles Smith state that, as long as the ORA has sufficient documentation, this bill should pass with overwhelming support since TCSO alone is in violation of this law.
Here's where you come in: ORA President Charles Smith and Legislative Director Paul Abel have requested I get as much documentation as I can on this problem to assist them in their legislative efforts from my former Tulsa County students who have applied for their license with TCSO recently and who have experienced this issue.
If you have experienced this issue, or do within the next 30 days (at which time I'm going to turn over this documentation to the ORA), simply post in this thread describing specifically what you experienced, any extra fees charged for the Local Agency Check Form (beyond the $100/$200 to the OSBI, $25 to the Sheriff's Office, and $10 for Passport photos), along with any documentation/receipts you have for these extra fees/steps. ***PLEASE MAKE SURE TO POST YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND THE CITY YOU LIVE IN, AS WELL.***
Thank you so much for taking the time to help improve the licensing process.
If you have any questions, please call us at (918) 237-2063, or email us at [email protected].
Thank you and Sincerely,
Paul Melin (AC37)
Jeremiah "Bars" Blasi (thesensei)
Randy Curry
Kai Mitchell
Team Carry Legal
Live in Tulsa County? Having issues dealing with Tulsa County Sheriff's Office in finishing the Concealed Carry Licensing process?
I wanted to bring OKShooters into the loop with what we've seen on this issue so far; especially since we have so many former students on the board. We just sent the below email out to former students a couple days ago; I have already received almost three dozen student confirmations of the the below issue. There is another thread running on this issue here: http://www.okshooters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105152
*Please note that this issue is both county and time specific; if you have not applied for your Oklahoma Concealed Carry License, did not do so in Tulsa County, if you live in Broken Arrow or Sperry, or did so over a year ago (i.e. did not experience this issue), the following message will not apply to you.*
Dear OKShooters members:
I am contacting you on behalf of the Oklahoma Rifle Association, who helped get the Concealed Carry process in Oklahoma passed back in 1993, and now helps train and license instructors such as myself to teach the classes. For approximately the past 8-10 months, we have been receiving more and more students reporting serious issues finishing the licensing process in their dealings with Tulsa County Sheriff's Office. Apparently, Tulsa County Sheriff's Office has diverged from the correct licensing procedure of completing what is called the "Local Agency Check Form for Sheriffs" themselves, and has now started requiring SDA Applicants (those applying for a Concealed Carry license) to personally take this Local Agency Check Form directly to their cities' respective main police station, to get it completed, often paying additional fees in the process.
Exactly why TCSO has taken it upon themselves to start unilaterally requiring this is not 100% clear, but what is clear - straight from Paul Abel, ORA Legislative Director, and Charles Smith, ORA President - is that this extra step is not only a hassle, but is a violation of the SDA Licensing laws. To be clear: TCSO stands alone in this extra step it's forcing applicants to go through; no other County Sheriff's Office anywhere else in the entire state is requiring this (***Please note that TCSO is not requiring Broken Arrow and Sperry residents to go through this extra step***).
The ORA has tried talking to all respective entities involved in the licensing process to no avail, so it's going to require a bill being passed by the Oklahoma Legislature to permanently rectify this. Both Paul Abel and Charles Smith state that, as long as the ORA has sufficient documentation, this bill should pass with overwhelming support since TCSO alone is in violation of this law.
Here's where you come in: ORA President Charles Smith and Legislative Director Paul Abel have requested I get as much documentation as I can on this problem to assist them in their legislative efforts from my former Tulsa County students who have applied for their license with TCSO recently and who have experienced this issue.
If you have experienced this issue, or do within the next 30 days (at which time I'm going to turn over this documentation to the ORA), simply post in this thread describing specifically what you experienced, any extra fees charged for the Local Agency Check Form (beyond the $100/$200 to the OSBI, $25 to the Sheriff's Office, and $10 for Passport photos), along with any documentation/receipts you have for these extra fees/steps. ***PLEASE MAKE SURE TO POST YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, AND THE CITY YOU LIVE IN, AS WELL.***
Thank you so much for taking the time to help improve the licensing process.
If you have any questions, please call us at (918) 237-2063, or email us at [email protected].
Thank you and Sincerely,
Paul Melin (AC37)
Jeremiah "Bars" Blasi (thesensei)
Randy Curry
Kai Mitchell
Team Carry Legal