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megiddo wrote:Plastic in hand!!!





..... on day 156 after receiving a PIN.

For what its worth, I received plastic 3 business days after the web said application complete.

Now I need to figure out how to comfortably carry my Colt Combat Commander.

Way to go.


And I go Bodhi IWB for my 2lb 9oz Commander

Holy moly

We can take my name off the February list, my plastic arrived in today's mail and I am holding it in my hand. All the information looks correct. Everything seems fine. Dare I say my initial CHL app process may officially be over? There's got to be a catch.

Where is the emoticon for 'cautiously optimistic'?

Thanks guys

Yeah, its as far as I want to drive and we're in Grapevine

It gets hot though since its outdoor. We go in the a.m. then leave by lunch so we can replenish ourselves at a nearby bbq or burger joint

Yup, off Northwest Hwy on Luna Rd.

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joe817 wrote:Cool. Well, hope to see you at Winchester Gallery range someday. That's where I shoot.

Thanks Joe. We're normally found out at Elm Fork

joe817 wrote:Congrats Shorts! What county do you live in?

Applied in Nueces, moved to Tarrant in June. You'd think they stuck me in Harris Co pile


lol USA1, "surprised" isn't the word for it. It's one of those "eh, look, it changed' - very lackluster I think knowing I had to start banging on cages takes the innocent excitement out of the process.

Wow


Application Completed - license issued or certificate active

doc606 wrote:well talked to dps rep on 7-30. day before i came back offshore. they are still missing 1 fingerprint card the fbi one. she is sending new cards for me to redo again. after i got offshore wife emailed to say she found receipt. we mailed card 6-25 signed for at dps 6-30. so where is this card? why do they not have record of it? im getting so mad right now. ive been waiting on this since feb 27th. 7 mos is bull. what do i do? someone please advise. she said all they are waiting on is fbi check all my backgound checks are in. i wont be back from offshore unil 8-13. so by the time get them redone, send in again, and have to wait some more its going to be 8-9 mos just trying to get a chl.
doc

I think I'd be contacting anyone and everyone with some authority, especially since you have the signed for confirmation they received the FBI prints. Gov, Senator, Representative, CHL instructor, DPS Director. There's no reason you should be jumping through these hoops since DPS is dropping the ball.

joe817 wrote:That's ridiculous Shorts. Sorry you're having to wait so long. I hope you get it soon!

Thanks joe. Fingers crossed!

My status still states "Processing Application" but it never changed to anything else.

USA1 wrote:

Shorts wrote:Well well, got a call from DPS today to confirm my address. Apparently I will be seeing my plastic in 10-14 days

good news Shorts ,
i bet when you answered , you were like " oh boy , whats the problem now "

Pretty much.

"I'm so-and-so and I have a question regarding your application" was the message left on voicemail

Well well, got a call from DPS today to confirm my address. Apparently I will be seeing my plastic in 10-14 days

LarryH wrote:

Shorts wrote:Oh no kidding. Who can't make the decision NOT to ride in a blizzard with 3' of snow & ice already frozen to the ground

Grand Forks? Minot?

Northern Japan




Added: Just got an email from Senator Nelson's office and gave them a call. She's going to look into it.

I Know Jack wrote:

Shorts wrote:Checked today, mine is still "waiting on the background check"

Wow have you been emailing senators, calling and overall bugging the crap out of DPS? I don't know if it did any good but I did all of those and DPS called me 2 weeks agao and said they put mine in the Rush category.

You shoudnt be too much longer yours was just a few days before mine.

I hope so.

I sent off a round of letters to my Sen, Rep and Gov Perry. Right away I got a form letter from DeDe Keith there at the Gov's office stating she'd ask Col. Beckworth, the TX DPS Director for assistance in reviewing and responding to the information shared. I didn't parse my words in my letter but I was polite. I also mentioned I am considering legal action so maybe my email elicited a second glance. (And that legal action would be Mr Cotten's avenue.) I figured in the meanwhile it won't hurt to throw some shoes.

Nothing yet from Senator Nelson or Representative Truitt. This isn't the first time I've emailed them for assistance. So far I'm not real impressed with the response. But I'm just getting to know them as we're new here. With that said, I still get very regular updates from my previous Representative. I'll give them another day or two and if the week rolls by with no correspondence, I'll make contact again, maybe in person at their local office but at least by phone.

I remember all about the Hand holding if you ride a Motorcycle in the military.... LOL They want you to defend our country but yet they really didn't want us riding our motorcycles. I always thought one went with the other, plus when I served that was the cheaper transportation.

Oh no kidding. Who can't make the decision NOT to ride in a blizzard with 3' of snow & ice already frozen to the ground