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62 days for it to be in my hand. AND I have two prior arrests for misdemeanors.

if you mailed your packet in march, and still havent received it, call your state representative. they will call the DPS as soon as they get off the phone with you, and i guarantee it will speed things up.

i called my rep on day ~55, gave them my DL, DOB, address etc, and she called them right away, and then she called me back 10 mins later saying she got them to expedite the process. about a week later it was in my hand.

should be there by the end of next week at the latest.
if itisnt there by then, give em a call. my advice...stay away from the mail box.

i caught myself looking in the boxat 8pm....3 hours after collecting the mail for the day.

woot its here!!....pinch me! its finally here!

mailed march 19th, received may 20th.

gonna wally walk in a bit. and going to go to academy to get some .357sig SD rounds.

choice of weapon: OD green Glock 32 in a desatis sof-tuk tuckable IWB. also got a Galco FX owb coming in the mail for once i get off work. IWB can get irritating.

lol...even though my status changed to mailed a couple of days ago...i still keep going to the states website. its become a habit...a bad habit.

anyone else have the same problem?

woot woot.

went from manufacturing to mailed in 4 business days.

it will be exactly 2 months on may 19th from the day they got it.

it should be here this week, so wally walk is gonna happen reeeaaal soon.

if any of you are still waiting and are a march application, i encourage you to gall your state representative. they call the CHL division at the DPS as soon as they get off the phone with you, and you will get a phone call from the DPS once they get involved and will let you know exactly whats going on with your app. make sure you let the person at the reps office that the 60 days that they should take by law has either passed, or is soon approaching, and i guarantee you they will expedite your application.

i did it, with a prior arrest, and from the time i called the state rep, to mailed status was 12 days.

sweet. congrats.

mine went from manufacturing to mailed in 3 days. should be here by the end of this week/ early next week. gonna wally walk with an OD green g32 with Lone Wolf 9mm conversion on one side, my sw 642 on the ankle, and an LCP in the back pocket. its gonna be day 1...why not go all out.

primary summer carry will be the 642 and lcp, though i might upgrade to a g26...but i have been practicing at home with my G32. might wear it OWB on the weekends with an untucked shirt over it...lets see. i havent tried my other rigs on for extended periods of time around the house, but i will be now that i know the plastic is right around the corner.

woohoo.

finally pending manufacture.

DPS received my packet on march 19th- 21st since the 19th was a saturday.

Status changed to manufacturing today May13th. guys i took the class with got their CHLs in a hair over 30 days. My background check took a while because i did have a PI charge from when i was in college and it seemed like they were dragging their feet on the issue. i sent 3 emails, and all i got back was what seemed like an automated response saying that my application is pending a background check.

finally got frustrated to the point where i thought it would be good to get my state rep involved. gave his office a call on tuesday, may 10th, and the lady there called the DPS right away. about an hour later i got a call from the DPS saying they are going to expedite the process. yesterday i got another call saying that the background is complete, and that the plastic is being manufactured. The guy said it will be here in 7-14 days.

if you are approaching the 60 day deadline, give your rep a call. i have been practicing carrying my G32 around the house. i think im gonna buy an LCR or SW642 for the summer...maybe an LC9.

the wait is almost over.

thanks stealth.

my chl instructor gave the same exact advice. will be calling them the week of the 19th (60 day mark)

my stupid shennanigans during my undergrad years- i was in a pretty crazy frat) are finally comming back to bite me in the ass.

application received 3/19

backround check has been pending since 3/26.

i did have an arrest for 'fighting in public'- class C municipal misdemeanor 6 years ago. My instructor gave me the phone number to get a hold of the people that keep criminal records, and the lady said it was 'fighting in public'..i asked her if she was sure it wasnt disorderly conduct and she said yes. the charge was fighting in public. i spent 1 night in a holding cell, saw a judge the next morning, and was released with no fine or paperwork, but i dont know if i was convicted. the lady couldnt verify the disposition either.

when i run a BG on myself on the DPS website, nothing shows up.

what is the time limit on the legislation for conducting a background check? some people are saying a decision should be made within 45 daysof receiving application, some are saying its 60, and some 180 (if you have something on your record)

it will be 60 days on 05/19...should i call them after that?