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Pawpaw1 wrote:Dang! Dang! DANG!!!

It's alright - thanks for sticking in there with me. In a week, when I get back and get my plastic - not having it on this trip will be a distant memory. Its my own fault anyway for waiting so long. I almost got it over a year ago but we decided to spend the money elsewhere. (Course I didn't know at the time that there was a veteran discount).

I checked the mailbox today and ... no joy.

I was denied. I am soo bummed. I know it will come tomorrow - just a few hours after we leave.

So now I have unloaded my piece and locked it with a trigger lock in my suitcase. I will put the ammo and magazines in another case and travel as a regular schmoe. At least I will still be protected once we get in the cabin.

Oh well, it was a good run. At least I will have it when I get back.

It wasn't in todays mail - hopefully tomorrow ...

LarryH wrote: I'd suggest you also look in the "Other States" area. Not everything in there will apply to your trip/situation, but it's also good reading (as are all the other forum areas).

Thanks larryh. I found that last night and dug through it quite a bit. As I mentioned, I also have the guidelines printed from http://www.handgunlaw.us/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. It's tough when you have just barely learned rules for Texas to try to memorize another states rules.

Now, if it does come on Friday - I'll check the mail when I get home from work and we are leaving Saturday morning.

So I'll only have Friday evening to do a Wally-Walk before I'm traveling out of state with it. Maybe I should do a Wally-Walk, HEB Hop, Kroger Krawl all in the same night. I was hoping for a little more time to get comfortable being in public. (But I'm not complaining, mind you!) I have printed the state by state guide for Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma from http://www.handgunlaw.us/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

I've spent a lot of time reading the "New to CHL" thread - but not a lot about out of state travel. Any other tips for a greenhorn traveling out of state I should keep in mind?

Holy Crap - I could barely stand to check this morning - but I did and it says mailed!!!!


Pawpaw, so far you have been right on the money! Heres to hoping you are right about the time in the mail as well!!!!

and if not, at least it will look like a drivers license.

Pawpaw1 wrote: Go ahead... ask me how I know!

How????!!??

Congratulations!!

That's pretty cool. So it changed for you on Friday and you received today - 3 mail days later. So if my status changes between tonight and tomorrow, I still have a chance to get it by Friday.

Well, seeing as how I will probably miss the delivery, can anyone tell me what the final delivery envelope says? Does it say anything about coming from the Concealed Handgun Licensing Division? My neighbor will be collecting my mail for me and in the interest of not making my new status too public, I would just assume he not learn said status while casually collecting my mail.

Thanks again,

t

Pawpaw1 wrote:It may turn out to be a moot point, if my experience is any example.

USPS showed delivery to DPS on 5/27. It took 3 weeks to show up on line.

On 6/30, my background check showed cleared and went to "Manufacturing Pending". Two days later (on 7/2), it changed to "Mailed" at 8:30 in the morning.

I had a very slight hope it would be in today's mail, but of course that didn't happen. I'll bet I have plastic on Tuesday or Wednesday. You should have yours a day or two after that.

Here's hoping!

I hope your right - but that's still cutting it close. I would probably be more frustrated to learn it came in on Saturday (after we leave) than to get it two weeks later - lol.

Interesting thing is I checked the status last night - say around 5 or 6 pm - and it was still pending the background check. How can the status then change to "Manufacturing Pending" between Friday evening and Saturday morning. Nobody's working then, right? I wonder how much of the process is now automated.

t

This is an excellent forum - I have watched passively for a while now. Thank you all for your contributions.

A co-worker I applied on-line and took the class at the same time. Austin received our certificate and other documents on 5/31/10. Just this morning (7/3/10), our status changed to "Manufacturing Pending". So all and all, it has been pretty quick.

However, my family leaves for a vacation to a remote cabin in Arkansas this Saturday morning (7/10/10). I was really hoping to have the plastic for the trip. Arkansas is a reciprocal state and it would make the transportation so much easier. It looks like I might still be 2 weeks out from receiving it. I don't want to be a pester, but under the circumstances, do you think it would do any good to call them on Tuesday?

Thanks in advance,

t