Despite taking the online "class" and filling out all the paperwork over a year ago, I finally got around to taking my concealed carry paperwork down to the Courthouse at lunch time today. The bad news was there was a new form and I had to fill it out and get it notarized. (I think maybe one line changed slightly, but no dice. Being smart about bureaucacy's, I just smiled and said, "Yes, Ma'am.") The good news was that they no longer require you to submit your finger prints to the State Police as part of the background check. (It may be silly, but that was one of my hangups about getting it done.)
At any rate, I guess they're doing a bang up business these days as I heard one of the clerk's say to another that they had the Brady people to thank for all this. She told me they're running around 60 days and having to issue temporary permits after the 45 mandated turn around runs out. And, this is in one of the bluest counties in America. I think we went 78% for Obama.