County gun boards, the gatekeepers who decide whether a person should be given a concealed pistol permit, will disappear at the end of the month. Beginning in December, state police will conduct background checks and county clerks will process the paperwork to issue licenses to carry handguns.
Depending who you ask, the move either eliminates an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy or takes away a critical check in the system. Local police might know troubling things about an applicant that wouldn’t come up in a background check. It’s also unclear who will ensure applicants have been properly trained before they get a license.
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