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Congrats wickedbrew!!!

Hi all. Just wanted to let you guys know that I got my plastic yesterday! Today I am carrying (IWB colt commander .45). The only positive side to the wait is that I had plenty of time to experiment with my concealment techniques. For all you guys who are waiting... hang in there. I should have been an easy bkg check as I have lived in the same home for 10 years and worked at the same employer for 18 years. No previous troubles with the law or the tax man. Even with that it was 141 days from the day I dropped my packet off at the post office until the postman dropped my license in my mailbox. Try to be patient, as the licenses do show up... eventually. There is lots of good content on this site, so I intend to hang around and learn from the veterans here. Good luck to you guys.

Thanks for the support guys. I'm in El Paso county. I wish I had found this forum sooner. I kinda feel like a whiner after hearing some of the stories in here. Especially from Jo. I know a lot of people in El Paso are getting licensed. All the violence across the border in Juarez has everyone looking out for trouble. I would think the local Sheriff would be more concerned with the Cartel violence spill over, than sandbagging the concealed carry applicants. Maybe that is not the case, but it feels this way.

Well, 2 days after joining you guys in the waiting room, my on-line status changed from "Processing Application" to "Application Complete-license issued or certificate active". So I guess that means another month or so to mail it back and I should be golden!

Class completed--3-28-09
Packet Mailed--4-01-09
Application Complete--8-13-09
Plastic in hand--00-00-09

I am a small business owner, and if I tried to run my business the way the government runs theirs, I would be out on the street. "Pay $140 and you get your license whenever we get around to it." Nice. It helps to have no competition I suppose!

WOW! Puma Guy, I have nothing to complain about. 6 months is completely unreasonable. I guess I'll just cool my heels here with you guys.

Anyone here from El Paso County? I mailed my packet out April 1st and am still stuck on "Processing Application". Getting frustrating, but it sounds like this is normal.