BENTON -- Changes to the carry concealed permitting process are working out well, according to a local sheriff.
As of Aug. 28, identification cards for Missouri's permit to carry a concealed firearm are no longer issued through the Missouri Department of Revenue but are produced by the county sheriff's department, according to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter.
Walter said since the change went into effect, his office has issued a total of 57 carry concealed identification cards. That number includes both new CCWs and renewals, he said.
"It's been working pretty well for us,"Walter said. "We've had positive feedback from the folks that have done it so far -- pretty much everyone who has come to our window has been positive about the changes."
Before the change, the sheriff's department would fill out a shall-issue form after a successful background check on the applicant. The CCW applicant would then take that form to a local license bureau which would produce either a new license or a state ID card indicating a valid CCW permit.
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