bigdadykain wrote:I have spoken to my Rep, Senator, Texas Riffle Association Lobbyist and Simone about the delays and the theme is they have ineffectively managed the whole process. I have resorted to sending Open Records Requests the CHL Bureau. So now if they do not answer my questions in a timely manner I can file charges on them. Search Texas Open Records Act for guidelines and send one of your own. They consider the delays an inconvenience rather than a blow to civil liberties. A right delayed is a right denied! I am open to any other tactics.
The question becomes who do you sanction?
Simone?
The person in charge of processing?
The FBI for slow background checks?
What is needed is some type of reform. Federal ID's for departments such as DOT, DOD, etc. take 24 hours to get. The Federal ID Security office issues the ID and if you are found to be a bad guy by the FBI 60 days down the road, they come and take your Fed ID away. The whole process is smoother as one can apply in week 1, do and oral interview about your case file in week 2 and 1 day later you have a nice shiny Fed ID.
Granted issuing a CHL is a little more serious but "wishful thinking here" one could apply, have a simple background check through NICS and the state could issue a provisional license on day 60 that is valid for 180 days if the state is not done processing the application traditionally.
If an issue from a past arrest or other item arises the applicant has the initial 60 days to fix, or if the provisional license has been issued the applicant has the 180 day period to rectify before a permanent license is issued.