Designated Collector Certificate

[pumperp5]

4 months. I applied for it Feb. 19, 2010 and it came in the mail Friday June 11, 2010. Not to bad considering all of the 6+ month stories Ive been hearing about. Thanks MSP!

Now if only that damned Lottery would come thru so I could put it to good use.

 

[jaycee2004]

Good stuff. I need to get mine sent out ASAP

 

[Bikebreath]

I scoff at "certificate". It's a letter...faded xerox letterhead. Still, I should frame mine, as a way to mock the one-gun-per-30-days bullhockey.

Edit: Congrats...welcome to the "able to but can't afford club".

 

[SmokingGun]

Congrats!

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Its a letter, a badge of honor and good to see the administration of them is speeding up.

Sooooooooooooo glad I got mine.

 

[md_rick_o]

I don't even know where mine is. Maybe i should look for it?

 

[Bikebreath]

I don't even know where mine is. Maybe i should look for it?

That was part of messing with the word "certificate", (sorry, Pumper, to be such a kill-joy). I went and looked for mine, but why...you don't need to present it, because it's on file with the MSP.

Edit: At least it doesn't say, Not Disapproved...

 

[Maryland Hunter]

Would be nice though, if it let you skip the rediculous 7 day wait. If you're a collector, you would obviously have several other weapons, what purpose does the wait serve?

MH

 

[ZHammer]

4 months. I applied for it Feb. 19, 2010 and it came in the mail Friday June 11, 2010. Not to bad considering all of the 6+ month stories Ive been hearing about. Thanks MSP!

Now if only that damned Lottery would come thru so I could put it to good use.

I received my "APPROVED" status letter Friday as well. Mailed my application on March 1, 2010.

 

[Spec4]

Got mine this weekend as well

 

[bc1969]

They must have done a bulk mailing. I got mine on Friday as well. However I got email approval months ago and have been buying guns and rifles since.

 

[Dr.Duct_Mossburg]

Pardon my ignorance, but what does this allow you to do?

I'd love to be able to legally run an 11.5" barrel on an AR.

 

[bc1969]

Pardon my ignorance, but what does this allow you to do?

I'd love to be able to legally run an 11.5" barrel on an AR.

It allows you to circumvent the 30 day waiting period between handgun purchases. So basically you can buy a gun a day if your wallet allows you to do so.

 

[Tconfo]

Congrats, Now the fun begins!!

 

[aray]

It allows you to circumvent the 30 day waiting period between handgun purchases. So basically you can buy a gun a day if your wallet allows you to do so.

It also helps you if, God forbid, there is a defensive shooting at your house and the journalists or lawyers show up & see how many guns or how much ammo you've stockpiled there. You can legitimately say "Look, I'm a Designated Firearms Collector" as opposed to them saying "OMG - the nut was armed for war! He had a dozen guns and enough ammunition to kill hundreds of people!" All the neighbors are then interviewed until they get the one who is quoted as saying "He always seemed to keep to himself. I guess you could call him a loner." Etc. You know the media drill.

The certificate helps for that as well.

Thanks by the way for the information on the latency. I sent mine off in early May and was starting to wonder if I should check up on it. Sounds like this is just business as usual for the MSP.

 

[pumperp5]

It also helps you if, God forbid, there is a defensive shooting at your house and the journalists or lawyers show up & see how many guns or how much ammo you've stockpiled there. You can legitimately say "Look, I'm a Designated Firearms Collector" as opposed to them saying "OMG - the nut was armed for war! He had a dozen guns and enough ammunition to kill hundreds of people!" All the neighbors are then interviewed until they get the one who is quoted as saying "He always seemed to keep to himself. I guess you could call him a loner." Etc. You know the media drill.

The certificate helps for that as well.

Thanks by the way for the information on the latency. I sent mine off in early May and was starting to wonder if I should check up on it. Sounds like this is just business as usual for the MSP.

I was told I could call after 30 days and they would give you an answer over the phone. I never did so I have no idea who to get ahold of.

 

[jspero]

Sent my request in May 16, 2010 and got the "approved" letter June 16, 2010 (today). VERY fast turn around considering the experience of others here.

Jay

 

[randyho]

Sent mine in around 5/20 and got mine today. In the interim Cpl. Cusimano responded to 2 emails within 24hrs time each. I think that's excellent service.

 

[gaskg]

Got mine today. It took about 1 month. Pretty fast IMHO.

 

[mikec]

Pardon my ignorance, but what does this allow you to do?

I'd love to be able to legally run an 11.5" barrel on an AR.

You can do that. Check the Class III section of the board for info. It will cost you $200, that goes to the Fed's. MD allows almost every type of NFA toy.