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doc606 wrote:i think im the last one. now to find a good way to carry my glock 30. been so disgusted with the process havent really looked at the different ways.
doc

Well sorry you are the last one of the FEB crowd to get yours but Happy that you finally received it. I know just how you feel by the time I received mine after 150 + days I had almost given up hope I would ever get one. Since then I have went out and bought several holsters! Have fun shopping, and Congrats!

I received my plastic today after a very long wait!!! But at least I can now say the Wait is over....... Here I come Wally World!!

Well I guess the Urban legend that is called a CHL must be True!!! For when I checked my status this morning to my surprise....... Application Completed. Woo Hoo!!!!!

Shorts wrote:

The hardest part is knowing "you're good" but waiting on the scrutiny to pass for permission to do something. I'm a team player, I go by the rules but this is getting as ridiculous as the hand holding that went on as a military family and motorcycling responsibility.

I remember all about the Hand holding if you ride a Motorcycle in the military.... LOL They want you to defend our country but yet they really didn't want us riding our motorcycles. I always thought one went with the other, plus when I served that was the cheaper transportation.

Shorts wrote:Checked today, mine is still "waiting on the background check"

Wow have you been emailing senators, calling and overall bugging the crap out of DPS? I don't know if it did any good but I did all of those and DPS called me 2 weeks agao and said they put mine in the Rush category.

You shoudnt be too much longer yours was just a few days before mine.

Well I finally received confirmation my BC was returned fron Harris County (Finally).... Now it is just up to the printers and postman. Hopefully not another month!

quickdraw wrote:quoheleth wrote:
Quickdraw:
Finally, DPS called today and my Harris county BG check came in yesterday

They CALLED you? How big of a pest have you been? How do I get on the list to rate a call?

Q

I received a call today from DPS....... They told me they are still waiting on my to be returned from Harris County...... She said she has placed a "Rush" on it. I am going to "hold my breath" until it gets here! I think by that time I will have been dead for at least a month. She did tell me Harris County is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind, which I think we have all had that figured out for awhile! I am hoping I will have it before my trip to Sturgis?

Good luck all and I hope you get yours soon!

KR

I am syill Waiting for the totally USELESS DPS to issue a license...... I am over 135 days, What a Farce!! Emailing senators and DPS DOES NOTHING..... As far as Texas being a "shall" issue state..... Well we can all see how well they do with that statute! As the days pass I just get madder and madder at our State government politics as usual, I think we all know what would happen if we decided to conveniently "Break the Law"

usa1 wrote:the funny thing is...the reason you need a CHL is because you live in Harris County...
......yet Harris County is the reason for the delay....

Exactly!! One thing I learned when I moved to Texas from NC........ Dont get caught with a handgun unless you have a CHL. We did not need a concealed carry license in NC........ Open Carry State and you could carry in your vehicle as long as it was in plain sight and you disclosed to the officer that you had it. I had one in NC anyway but it expired over a year ago, and if I knew it would take so damn long here I would have reapplied in NC before I gave up my residence there. I am seriously thinking about applying in FLA next week while I am there and I bet I will see that one first!

cdcurrin wrote:new here just wanting to help you guys out. I mailed my stuff sometime around the end of feb, dont remember. Pin letter says april 6th. I got the completed/active message on the texasonline site either today or yesterday (didnt check yesterday). so i would imagine im right at 90 days total. I've lived in Travis Co since Jan of this year, otherwise I lived in 2 different counties in north carolina. Hope this helps you guys out on your wait.

Hey CD

I am thankful you passed this information on........ I also had residence in NC and was concerned they might be the "hold up" but now you just cleared up one thing for me........ Harris County is the hold up!!! Harris county SUCKS!!!!!!!

Ken

Clay5_98 wrote:108 days as of today, when I called DPS two weeks ago I was told the last thing they were waiting on Harris county background check and that I would have my CHL this week. I’m still waiting…


02/14/09 - CHL Class Taken
02/18/09 - Packet received by State
03/19/09 - PIN received
XX/XX/09 - Application Complete
XX/XX/09 - Plastic in hand!

They told me the same thing except it would probably be another Month, and I also called them 2 weeks ago and received the same story...... Waiting on Completed Background from Harris county. Keep us all updated our applications were received around the same date and both with Harris county.

BriN wrote:Day 113, no problems with the papework - it simply has been in processing status since March 9th. Talked to DPS today... still waiting on background checks to be returned.

I have said it before and I will continue to say it.... Harris County BITES!!!!!

I agree!! Just so happens we are living in the wrong county when it comes to receiving a CHL......... Maybe one day we will receive them!

bb281 wrote:Congrats, I am jealous

Yes Congratulations are in order, However I am not Jealous I just keep getting madder by the day! I would have never guessed the time frame would be over 100 days.

Oh well it is still good to see some people grtting their CHL's

Shorts wrote:

I Know Jack wrote:I also broke down and called DPS today and "enquired about my application" Still waiting on Harris county to complete the Background Investigation...... Was told probably another Month........... I cannot beleive how SLOW Harris county is in completing their part of the application process. This is a sad display of just how Inept our State Government has become!!

What is their part?



Nueces isn't any better. I'm at day 70 from receiving PIN in mail.

Their part would be completing a records search for the whole 6 months I have been a Harris county resident, and then returning the Investigation to Austin.

I also broke down and called DPS today and "enquired about my application" Still waiting on Harris county to complete the Background Investigation...... Was told probably another Month........... I cannot beleive how SLOW Harris county is in completing their part of the application process. This is a sad display of just how Inept our State Government has become!!