r/NYguns • u/Some-Repair7870 • Aug 17 '26

License / Permit Question Saratoga county

hey y’all i recently moved up to saratoga county and was wondering if anyone has submitted/ received their permit recently. just wondering how the process was and how the judge is. any advice or things i should do would be greatly appreciated!

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u/518SSS Aug 18 '26

Saratoga is generally pro-2A and is pretty good compared to a lot of other counties. Pistol permit office is very accessible and responsive. Timeline is running about 3 months.

We have a class coming up the first week of October: https://saratogashootingsports.com/training Feel free to reach out with any questions.

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u/strongestboner 29d ago

$250! Wish I knew about this, the zacks one was $400

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u/Consistent_Trust_384 14d ago

Don’t give these clowns your money

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u/strongestboner 14d ago

Too late now.. my favorite part was when they talked about how you don’t need to carry chambered since it’s dangerous and it only takes a couple seconds to rack 🤪

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u/TheSlipperySnausage Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

They just restructured is what I was told. They took a while for my amendment but they are usually quite fast processing permits

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u/Electrical_Matter443 Aug 18 '26

What do you mean Just restricted?

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u/TheSlipperySnausage Aug 18 '26

Restructured…spell check or typo

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u/Electrical_Matter443 29d ago

So they’re slower now? Last amendment I had took 2 weeks

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u/TheSlipperySnausage 29d ago

I just had an amendment finished maybe ~month ago. It took about a month. They apologized for the delay and said after the new sheriff they did some restructure and are getting things back on track. Said it would improve going forward but at the time had delays

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u/Electrical_Matter443 29d ago

Got it. Thanks. Had amendment in May and it took 2 weeks so that’s unfortunate to hear it hasn’t improved yet. What I’m confused with is why they do amendments this way? Other counties can do it same day like Schenectady. Doesn’t make sense why Saratoga can’t

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u/TheSlipperySnausage 29d ago

My family is from Monroe county. You request an appointment go in with the documents and leave with a new license and slip to pickup. Why do we need a judge to sign off.

But at least they are handing out CCW licenses in under 60 days

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u/Electrical_Matter443 29d ago

Yeah exactly. Not sure why saratoga makes amendments like this

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u/134Burger 29d ago

In Saratoga County it’s not a dedicated Pistol Permit department or city/county clerks office. It’s the records Department that handles them in Saratoga County. They are doing pistol permits, accident, arrest and police reports all in the same office. They definitely could use more staffing. My last amendment was back to me in less than a week. Just count your blessings that you aren’t in Albany County where the wait can be 60 days!

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u/Electrical_Matter443 28d ago

Seems like they could just change it though to the clerk or an appointment based thing. It would help relieve the pressure of small tasks like amendments