CTGuns
Pistol Permit Tracker
Statewide median · pistol permit
It takes
51days
to get a pistol permit
in Connecticut
Later than it should be42-day mark · 56-day statute

Median of 78 wait times reported by residents. State law gives an issuing authority eight weeks — 56 days to approve or deny. Over 42 days, we call it late.

78
entries
57/169
towns
33%
past statute
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SLOWEST TOWNS

These towns are running the furthest past the 42-day mark.

Milford226daysGranby191daysWaterbury175daysNew Britain128daysMeriden124days

State-processed permits

Handled by DESPP in Middletown, not your town hall — one queue for everyone.

Non-resident pistol permit48
Pistol / revolver eligibility cert.0
Long-gun eligibility cert.0
Ammunition eligibility cert.0

Every figure here was reported by someone who filed. Nobody else publishes this — not the towns, not the state. If you have waited, log your dates and the record gets harder to argue with.

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Updated Sep 4, 2026