Pistol Permit (Temporary)

At the time of application, applicants must be 21 years of age to apply for a temporary pistol permit:

 

 

1. NRA Firearms Safety and Use Course Certificate:

Complete your NRA Firearms Safety and Use course. A Completion Certificate will be needed to apply for your temporary permit.

What are the minimum firearms training course requirements for pistol permit applicants?
You are required to complete a handgun safety course, which must consist of no less than the NRA's "Basic Pistol Course," prior to submitting the application. The NRA's "Home Firearms Safety Course" and "First Steps Pistol Orientation Program" are not approved courses.

Live fire is also required.  Computer-generated programs, dry-fire, other simulated shooting tools, plastic bullets, air guns or any other alternatives are not acceptable.  Students must fire a semi-automatic pistol or revolver.

       We are only accepting the NRA certificate with the seal on the side, as shown in the image below.

       

2. Certified Birth Certificate with raised seal or CURRENT U.S. Passport. Legal Alien Residents must provide Alien Registration numbers and 90-day proof of residency.  Naturalized citizens require proof of citizenship.
   
   
3. Photo I.D (license, state id, current passport)

4. Privacy Statements.  Please print, read, sign and date (at the bottom of each page) all three (3) pages of the privacy statements. Click here for privacy statements.  

5. Completed PAPER Temporary Pistol Permit Application – MUST BE NOTARIZED:  Applicants must complete the Temporary Pistol Permit Application (DPS-799-C).  A Notary is available in the Town Clerk's Office during regular business hours.  Notary Fee is $2.00.

Click here for the Temporary Pistol Permit Application

6. Once you have completed all of the above steps and gathered all the documents requested you will need to:

• Bring all of the above paperwork to Town Hall.

• Get your application notarized at the Town Clerk’s if needed - Notary Fee is $2.00 and;
• Once you have brought all your paperwork to Town Hall the Selectmen's Office will send you an email with a link for the following:

• Register online and pay for your criminal history checks.

7.   Fees to be paid once you have registered online in the system:

 

State of CT Criminal History Check	$75.00
FBI Criminal History Check	$13.25
Service Fee	$ 2.65
Total Fees	$90.90

 

 

CT State Police - Troop K (Colchester)

15 Old Hartford Road, Colchester, CT 06415

860-465-5400

 

CT State Police Headquarters (Middletown) 
1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT
860-685-8290  

*You must make an appointment online to get your fingerprints done in Middletown - 

https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Division-of-Emergency-Service-and-Public-Protection/Reports-and-Records/State-Police-Bureau-of-Identification