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thechad10 wrote:Still Waiting! Called today and was told background checks are "Backed Up" and to check back around the end of the month!


09-04-10 -- Application mailed to DPS
09-10-10 -- Received at DPS
Still Waiting -- Fingerprints complete
Still Waiting -- Background check complete
????? -- Mailed
???? -- Plastic in hand

Yeah man those Backgrounds and finger prints took over a month to clear for me. Wish you luck in getting it in a hurry.

Finally got the plastic.

Got the wally walk in. Forgot a few times I was carrying as i got into looking at some items i was shopping for. The Kel tec pf-9 is pretty comfortable, so far range time has been good. Hope the reliability stays there. But for now, today was a good day.

Yes Virginia there is a sanata claus and he is armed.

My finger prints and background check finally cleared.

This is so crazy.

Friday I get a call from the local gun shop that my back ordered handgun has finally arrived. I go in and ourchase it and pass the 4473 no problems. Now after the update to the dps website today i am cleared and the card is in the mail.

That is some sure interesting information you guys gave.

So basically honesty is punished and if I would just not have listed things I would have gone right through.

Thats ok. If they send it back I am going to tell them I was mistaken and I was never arrested and never charged to the best of my knowledge. Then i will send it back and let them figure it out. I dont care if it takes a year if thats how they want to play it. If lazy is their angle I will make' em work for their $140. I mean what am I paying all this admin fees for in the first place. I can deal with them having to research and that taking time, but lazy and just not wanting to work to get the info and making me have to send more stuff is a bit much.

Ok I feel better after that. Now I will jsut wait for the damn packet and send it back modified to omit the charges. See what happens then.

I called today.

My app has gone to a technician to "verify that user submitted info is not disqualifying". I asked what that means and that my record was in compliance with the rules for getting a CHL and he said it was standard procedure when an applicants submits something that is not in the state system. I am pretty sure its a misdormeanor charge that was dismissed at trial by the judge. I have a clean record but I guess this improper arrest, even in which the officer was fired from the department for making 3 similarly bad arrests including mine that were all dismissed by 3 seperate judges, is going to follow me for the rest of my life.

I now think that since the arrest and charges were dismissed that I should just have omitted it from the app. I dont care if it says to list them. Apparently its not a valid charge and I am concerned that rather then being a county arrest without a following conviction and I now have submitted that to the state, that now this arrest is going to be a matter of state record where if I had not applied for a chl it would never have been info the state had on my file.

Anyways I guess I am in the "declinated character" bin.

Nothing I can do but wait for them to figure out what happened and get the app passed

Yeah I agree. Is it really that hard to do them in order. So because I went to college a few years ago and my background check list is a bit longer I lose my rights to a "fair turn" and have to sit out til someone feels like getting to the "hassle" that is my app?

Thought we were a "Shall issue" state meaning unless Im a con i get a ticket to paradise. lol unless it inconveineces one of the workers?

Yeesh

I just saw the previous posters.

I am going to shoot an email off to the DPS and see if i get a DGINDRUP Bump.

Im curious what did you guys put in your emails? Maybe if I ask the right way they will take pitty on an impatient soul.

mikek1969 wrote:Did online 9/2 class 9/18 and mailed checklist 9/21.......... Finally showing activity on DPS site............ Can't wait!!!!!!!!

I feel you. Its frustrating when you mail it off and ppl who mailed it of around when you did have already got their cards. I see some ppl got underreview about a week after it being recieved at dps and others had to wait a few weeks just for the review to start.