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Flightmare wrote:

PhilBob wrote:Plastic arrived today! Wally walk later this afternoon. Someone else can take my place in the Waiting Room.

Application: 2/26/16
Fingerprints: 3/03/16
LTC Class: 3/13/16
CHL-100 / DD-214 uploaded: 3/13/16
Confirmation email (ALL IN): 3/14/16
Website Status Change: 5/21/16
Plastic in Hand: 5/23/16

71 Calendar Days including today.

Congratulations, and thankyou for your service!

Thank you, sir!

Plastic arrived today! Wally walk later this afternoon. Someone else can take my place in the Waiting Room.

Application: 2/26/16
Fingerprints: 3/03/16
LTC Class: 3/13/16
CHL-100 / DD-214 uploaded: 3/13/16
Confirmation email (ALL IN): 3/14/16
Website Status Change: 5/21/16
Plastic in Hand: 5/23/16

71 Calendar Days including today.

With no expectations, especially being a Saturday, I figured, what the heck, I'll check the website and lo and behold STATUS CHANGE! Yahoo! It's on its way.

Application: 2/26/16
Fingerprints: 3/03/16
LTC Class: 3/13/16
CHL-100 / DD-214 uploaded: 3/13/16
Confirmation email (ALL IN): 3/14/16
Website Status Change: 5/21/16
Plastic in Hand: ?

Since I am now at 65 calendar days, all in 3/14, and am seeing a number of people who were all-in in February and March already getting their plastic, I am a little concerned. I am in two categories getting additional scrutiny due to Obama executive orders. They are trying to exclude issuing licenses to social security recipients "if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs" and veterans, citing PTSD issues. I do receive Social Security and am a Vietnam vet but manage my own finances and, fortunately, have never suffered from PTSD. I suspect that additional scrutiny may be adding to my waiting time and as one who isn't and shouldn't be disqualified for either reason I am getting frustrated as my NICS check when buying my gun prior to these additional criteria went through in just a couple of minutes.

I might as well grab one of these empty seats:

Application: 2/26/16
Fingerprints: 3/03/16
LTC Class: 3/13/16
CHL-100 / DD-214 uploaded: 3/13/16
Confirmation email (ALL IN): 3/14/16
Website Status Change: ?
Plastic in Hand: ?

Ronix9080 wrote:
86 days. Enough to remember your Drivers License ID number for the rest of your life.

Isn't that the truth!!

Gnamaree02 wrote:

WilliePete wrote:All these people emailing and contacting their state reps has me concerned. I think it is a good thing to bring to light with those who can do something about the problems we have with having to wait so long. I see a problem with this though. You just did two things. 1) If it does work you just cut the line in front of others 2) This will further bog the system down and cause more delays. I personally am for Constitutional Carry. As a veteran I believe all of our rights come from God, not a lawyer. With that said, the system we have now kind of sucks, but it is what we have. Be patient or work to improve it.

And what of those who applied in February and March, & now have plastic in hand. Arent you just a little annoyed of the dozens, if not hundreds, having jump forward in the line?

Perhaps when you're beating your head against a brick wall, with same ol website Everyday, then you'll be a lil up in arms.

I don't think it is a pure linear process and a case of people jumping forward in the line. One may have a "clean" record, but if one has a common name, or a name the same as or similar to someone whose record isn't so clean then the process may take longer. Same perhaps with people whose criminal record is clean but have frequently moved or changed jobs. Just as one example, a friend I used to work with has a name that appears on the no fly list, but it isn't him. You would not believe what he has to go through every time he flies.

Gnamaree02 wrote: Oh and the 12w mark now begins at the Confirmation of FINGERPRINTS REC'D. FOR NEWBIES, My Timeline:

App: 1/6
Class: 1/10
Email Conf: 1/11
Fingerprints: 1/13
Fingerprints Email Conf: 1/15

My timeline:

2/26 - Application submitted on line (DPS Confirmed 2/26)
3/3 - Fingerprinted
3/4 - received email from IdentoGO on 3/4 with transaction #, etc.
3/13 - LTC and range qual
3/13 - Submitted CHL-100 and DD214 electronically
3/14 - DPS acknowledged receiving supporting documents.

I did not / have not received an email from DPS regarding fingerprints. Am I supposed to have gotten one or are you referring to the email from IdentoGO?

If anyone wants some idea of just how busy DPS may be, the place I took my LTC class said they had 470 take the class in 2015. Here it is just mid-March and they have already had 240 come through and take the class.

Does anyone know how the system works once the processing starts? I doubt things go from person A to B to C, etc. An app is probably handed over to one person who follows it all the way through. Maybe agent B who got your app was out sick for a week and the apps assigned to agent B just sits there until he/she gets back. Maybe us seniors get a preference because they fear one of us might croak if it takes too long or maybe because we now have less time to enjoy this right. Maybe the older one is the more of a record one has, more chances to do bad things but proven to be more dependable and trustworthy if with a clean record, while the younger one is the tougher it gets because a young person, just like with credit, has no history to speak of and they have to "dig" more.

Of course, this is all speculation and meant to be humorous.