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All set, the US postal service actually forwarded the plastic! DPS did reply to my change of address email but didn't get it done.

All the same, I changed my address this morning and I am legal again!

My "Wally walk" will be at dinner tonight. I hope the processing time is good for all of you!

Be safe!

Imagine my surprise when I logged in and saw:

Application Completed - license issued or certificate active






Just a little excited. Now to go and sleep by the mailbox!

For all of you Harris County applicants, a little bird told me that a big stack of applications (the pile mine was in) just got dropped off at the Houston office Monday of this week! (mine was in Austin January 15th)

I am not exactly sure of where thay have been up until now but, Austin, in a bag, on the floor would be a good guess. They might do some preliminary stuff on the apps. there then send to Harris for the background check (i'm guessing).

Anyway, from the total "Obama effect" I think they are overwhelmed but things are moving slowly but still moving. I bet on having plastic around April 15th back when I sent it in.....I see some January guys are getting theirs now so its not too bad all over. It looks like April 15th might not be too off the mark.

Until then, "keep your powder dry."

XDJoe wrote:Randall County
CHL Class December 2008
Filled out online information 12/08
Mailed signature application and all required materials to DPS 01/02/09
Application received by DPS 01/06/09
Application Completed 03/16/09
Plastic in hand --Maybe in a few days

Two months and 10 days. Not too bad.

Outstanding!

You are about a week ahead of me....I hope!

bkblaw84 wrote:Have you ever carried on the ankle before? It can be limiting depending on what type of shoe / pant you are wearing. I have had better success (at least around the house) with something ITWB, especially if you are planning on carrying a smaller gun.

I have carried a Rossi SS .38 Snub nosed in an ankle holster. It is a little heavy to me but not too bad in the summer. I think one of the "air lights" might be good for this or a small automatic. You will not walk funny that way.

It is a little embarrasing when the whole think comes undone and you pistol slides across the floor though. You must check the velcro often with the heavier guns. Again the smaller autos should work better.

Remember too that unless you are in the car or sitting at a restaurant etc. it will be a big "reach" to get to your gun. I used this method only as a backup or no other choice carry.

The FAG bag is the best all around way for me. "Fast Action Gun Bag" is pretty good for most day to day operations. You can take it off and leave it on the seat by you in the car, ride your bike, go to the mall etc. For dressier events like weddings, theater and dinner out in the summer, I used the Kramer undershirt holster however there are several types out there now. You can do a "superman" and rip open the shirt to get to the gun in a surprize situation or just un button a few if the the "need" comes over you. It usually takes a hug to notice the gun.

I was at Pruitt's Guns the other day and a man was wearing a Keltec .380 with a belt clip tucked in his waist. When he showed it to me I couldn't see it and I was looking right at it. I thought the clip was a pocket knife! He could have carried with or without a jacket, in shorts or wearing a tshirt with that rig.

Have fun. Think I'll log in again to see if anything has happend in the last 5 minutes!

NTexas_V-Star wrote:Blackdog..

Lol, you are the third person to tell me where the quote came from since I've been registered on this forum....but the first to do it in such detail.

I still leave it the way it is in my sig though, because I also like the way it sounds with "but I like the way it sounds" following it.


How long should it take to get my PIN number from the DPS?? It's only been 10 days since I mailed the application, so I'm probably getting a little anxious.

Looks like it is taking 3-4 weeks for the pin. My friend got his pin on the same day mine app turned to processing. I already had a pin from years back. Hopefully they are back on track for about another 4 weeks until they issue the plastic. It only took a day to get a response to my "change of address email" so they are working.

Still it feels slow.....

NTexas_V-Star wrote:See sig

Took the class last January on the 24th....mailed my packet and all off on the 31st.

I was wondering if any one with any similar dates had already recieved their PIN number?

I haven't heard anything from the DPS, good or bad.

"Cry Havoc, And Let Slip The Dogs Of War..." I don't remember who said that, but I like the way it sounds.

Meaning

The military order Havoc! was a signal given to the English military forces in the Middle Ages to direct the soldiery (in Shakespeare's parlance 'the dogs of war') to pillage and chaos.

Origin

The Black Book of the Admiralty of 1385 is a collection of laws, in French and Latin, relating to the English Navy. In the 'Ordinances of War of Richard II' in that book we find:

"Item, qe nul soit si hardy de crier havok sur peine davoir la test coupe."

I text in English that comes nearer to defining the term is Grose's History of the English Army, circa 1525:

"Likewise be all manner of beasts, when they be brought into the field and cried havoke, then every man to take his part."

Shakespeare was well aware of the use of the meaning of havoc and he used 'cry havoc' in several of his plays. The 'cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war' form of the phrase is from his Julius Caesar, 1601. After Caesar's murder Anthony regrets the course he has taken and predicts that war is sure to follow.

ANTONY:
Blood and destruction shall be so in use
And dreadful objects so familiar
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quarter'd with the hands of war;
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds:
And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.

The term also appears in The Life and Death of King John - "Cry 'havoc!' kings; back to the stained field..." and in Coriolanus -
"Do not cry havoc, where you should but hunt with modest warrant."

In case anyone else was wondering.....

Hi all!

I logged in and what do you know....Processing application!

I knew if I moved during the wait they would get on it ASAP. Had to email new address. Hope I don't slow it down.

Anyway, there is some movement in Austin!

KingOfDirk wrote:Welcome, Blackdog!

Nice to see a fellow Harris County resident; you applied just a hair more than 60 days after I did, so hopefully my timeline will be a useful metric for you. I don't want to rain on your parade, but get your contact information for your state rep and senator together.

Again, glad to see you here, and let us know if we can help!
-KoD

They (State rep and senator) are on my favorites pulldown and get an email now and again for other issues. I hope I don't need them for this but I'm not holding my breath!

"The squeeking wheel gets the grease," my Grandmother always said.......
Thanks for the welcome. Hope it's a short stay!

Here we go!

DPS recieved my packet today......let the waiting begin!

Not part of your CHL class but should be : http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_F ... 9&p=236044" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Never Talk to the Police" for the kids too.

We'll see if the Harris County process has improved...60 days???? Wishful thinking I suppose. May all of your back logs be cleared and a speedy process to all.

Be safe everyone. Enjoy the posts...I sure do.
Stop, control, neutralize.....call 911, request police and ambulance, call attorney......SHUT UP! Remember, even the police do not talk for 24-36 hours after a shooting, and then only with counsel. Why should you be any different?