(GunReports.com) — Oklahoma law enforcement officials are running behind the time limit set in state law for processing concealed-carry licenses, and LE anticipates even more requests as a result of an upcoming change to allow the open carry of weapons.
The Oklahoma Self-Defense Act gives the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation 60 days to process applications of people with clean background checks and 90 days if the background check raises flags. But the OSBI’s processing time for all requests has been averaging about 94 days since late June, said Felicia Jackson, Licensing and Special Services Section manager.
The OSBI processed 34,740 requests for concealed-carry licenses in fiscal year 2012, which ended in June. That’s an increase of about 48 percent from the previous fiscal year.
Reaction to the mass shootings in Colorado last week is also contributing to the expectation of an increase in applications.
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