August 2011 Applications

[JMCruz]

I am right on the cusp so to speak of an August/September application. I mailed on 8/31 and the post office shows my app as delivered on 9/2. My first update was 9/09 so I really can't complain too much..... My problem is I am watching teh September 2011 Application room and seeing people who saw their first updates later than mine passing me in the process. How much can I push this with DPS? They are telling me to sit tight and call back in a few weeks but it is pretty frustrating. Any thoughts?

Yeah if it hasn't been two weeks they won't help you apparently.

[Tx_XDm]

Probably Thursday. I hope my holster gets here by then.

[Z8442]

I am right on the cusp so to speak of an August/September application. I mailed on 8/31 and the post office shows my app as delivered on 9/2. My first update was 9/09 so I really can't complain too much..... My problem is I am watching the September 2011 Application room and seeing people who saw their first updates later than mine passing me in the process. How much can I push this with DPS? They are telling me to sit tight and call back in a few weeks but it is pretty frustrating. Any thoughts?

It's pretty frustrating. Mine has been mailed since the 16th. If I magically get my plastic in the mail today it will be a total of 54 days. I have seen some guys receive theirs in 30 days or less. I would say to continuously call. It couldn't hurt. I wish there was some type of system that could explain why some guys get the express lane while others get the full 60 days.

[Z8442]

Just checked. No mail today

[Grapevinebill]

I called DPS again this afternoon with a minor deviation in the results. Today’s representative was much less friendly and about as helpful as yesterday’s representative was. She was very quick to tell me that they had 60 days to respond and I quote “It won’t be any sooner and it won’t be any later than that.”
Well, we all know that isn’t the truth, but she did let it slip that my background check that is under review hasn’t been assigned to a technician yet. Any clues to what that’s all about?
My plan is to keep calling every day to see if we can make something budge. I’ve spoken to 2 different women and my hope is to get the dude to answer the phone as i've seen in previous posts where he was willing to help and look into the file to see is there is a hold up or not.

[cz75texas]

No happiness in my mailbox today

[Jim88]

I'm starting to think that an update that says "Mailed" doesn't really mean that it's on its way. Mine has said that since the morning of 9/15 so I'm assuming that it means it has left the printer and nothing more. As long as I have it prior to needing it ...

[Tx_XDm]

I think I mentioned this before. It appears that they might be batch mailing them.

[rusty86]

Mine showed "mailed" Thursday. As of today, hasn't arrived yet (Houston). Hopefully by the end of the week...

[Tx_XDm]

Well I got some good news!!! The holster for my XDm will be here tomorrow. So I will definitely have it when the plastic shows up.

[Grapevinebill]

Ok forgive me for ranting, but the more I think about this the angrier I get. Think about this... My packet was delivered to DPS on 9/2/2011. The paperwork sat there for 7 days before someone took it and entered my data into a keyboard so the system could say "hey Bill, we received your package!". So far, about 10 minutes of effort on the part of the DPS.

then someone orders a background check and enters that into the system so Bill knows the process has begun, another 10 minutes. Now, 2 weeks later absolutely nothing has been done regarding my application. Zero, zip, nada! And that's according to the DPS. It is waiting to be assigned to a technician, and until then nothing happens.

They have had it for 19 days so far and they have spent about a half hour on my application and all they can say is consider yourself lucky because we have 60 days to get it done..... And people wonder why people want to protect themselves when we are treated like this by our government? If the rest of the country knew about how the great state of Texas is processing our applications and treating citizens who are trying to exercise their second amendment rights our governor would half to retire!

"The reason there is a second amendment is incase the government doesn't honor the first!".... Rush !

[Arch Stanton]

Seems worse than it is I think. 7 of those 19 days were weekend/holidays and you've been under review for what, 7 or 8 business days? Frustrating I know, but it could be worse... believe me.

[Tx_XDm]

Seems worse than it is I think. 7 of those 19 days were weekend/holidays and you've been under review for what, 7 or 8 business days? Frustrating I know, but it could be worse... believe me.

They don't work on the weekends so you have to account for them. you will get an update just give it a little more time.

[Jim88]

I think I mentioned this before. It appears that they might be batch mailing them.

I worked for the PO for about a year when I was in college. The advantage to batch mailing them would be the reduced delivery costs. I could explain more but it would bore everyone - including myself.

[jdxd45]

Yea: I still don't know what happened to the first license that was mailed on the 26th of August. DPS listed them as lost and or stolen and remailed on the 14th of September and I am still waiting. If they were stolen I can't imagine what anyone could do with them.