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Gun Permit
Handgun and Ammunition

Obtaining a Gun Permit

Permits for the purchase, lease, rent, or transfer of firearms are available in your local law enforcement office. The cost of the firearms permit is $5.00 as set by state statute.

 

Picture identification is required at the time of application. There is a mandatory 72-hour waiting period during which time a record check will be performed. This firearms permit does not allow you to carry a concealed weapon.

 

To obtain a handgun certificate from our office you must be at least 21 years old and a current Thurston County Resident.

Certificate Exceptions

A certificate is not required if:

  • The person acquiring the handgun is a licensed firearms dealer;

  • The handgun is an antique;

  • The person acquiring the handgun is authorized to do so on behalf of a law enforcement agency;

  • The transfer is temporary and the transferee remains within

    • In the line of sight of the transferor

    • Within the premises of an established shooting facility; or

  • The transfer is between a person and his or her spouse, sibling, parent, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or grandparent.

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What to Do When You Receive Your Firearms Purchase Certificate

Upon receipt of your certificate, please inspect the document and ensure that the personal information is correct and that the Sheriff’s signature appears. In the event of any typographical error or omission, please bring the certificate to the Sheriff’s Office within thirty days for any corrections that may be necessary. Notification of any corrections beyond thirty days after issuance shall require a new application.

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Disqualifiers

Applications will be denied if the applicant:

  • Fails to answer all questions on the application

  • Has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year

  • Is a fugitive from justice

  • Is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance

  • Has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution

  • Is an alien unlawfully in the United States or an alien admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa

  • Has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions

  • Having been a citizen of the United States has renounced his or her citizenship

  • Is subject to a court order that restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of such intimate partner

  • Has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence

  • Is under indictment or information (i.e. charges have been filed in court) for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year

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Re-Application Upon Expiration

Certificates are valid, statewide, for three years at which time applicants must re-apply for a certificate. All documentation above is required at the time of application regardless of whether a certificate has been issued to applicants in the past.

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