i took my class along with a buddy anf his dad. In Missouri the max wait time is 45 days. The sheriffs office has 14 days to approve or deny and the FBI has the remainder. My buddy got his back in five days, his dad got his in three. I don't know if it was because of racial profiling, my lack of having any record at all, or that between the time that I dropped off my application and they did theirs, there was some sort of back log. But. I dropped mine off with in the next few days after completing the class and he waited a couple of months. i don't know what the deal was, but the sheriffs office called me on the 45 day to tell me it was back and approved.
I'm Hispanic and my buddy and his dad are white.