30 Days, Five HoursI received my permit renewal card from Ramsey County today. It came in the two o’clock mail delivery. That would be just about 30 days and five hours after I renewed it.
I have noticed a forum post elsewhere (cough)
about a Ramsey County renewal application being made on a Friday and the renewal card being delivered on a Monday. To that I have to say: Horsefeathers.
I would believe a two-day Ramsey County renewal if there happened to be three to four weeks time intervening between those two days. That much disparity between issuance times (two days for one, 30 days for another), if true, tells me someone is not be investigated enough, and someone is being investigated far too much.
I did take note of the fact that my permit card has an effective date five days prior to my receiving it. The mailing date on the envelope imprint was three days ago. It appears that it takes two days to stuff and lick an envelope at the RCSO. Maybe the employees there are have a saliva deficit because their mouths are busy with other things. I have heard Sheriff Fletcher referred to in a certain way in that regard, but to be honest I have never personally seen him with one in his mouth.
I have been told directly via PM from that “other forum” that it is
only those that have taken Joel’s class that require 30 days for their permit to be issued by Ramsey County. I did not take Joel’s class. So much for that feckless theory.
What I believe is actually going on here is that one out of 87 sheriff’s in the state of Minnesota believes he can make law, break law, mis-interpret law, and ignore law as he sees fit. What is worse is that there are people in this state that actually support this moron.
According to the BCA, in 2009 there was:
County Permits % Denied RevenueAnoka 5,548 2% +$10,762
Dakota 4,901 1% +$144,390
Hennepin 10,754 2.5% +$31,938
Ramsey 4,290 11.5% -$76,687St. Louis 5,172 .036% -$11,289
Washington 3,785 1% +$3,698
It appears that Ramsey County is either an anomaly or extremely flawed. I would go along with one of those 100%.