Texas chl

[doughboy]

Got my Tx.chl in the mail today,Aug.7.It took 5 months.(I'm not complaining) Now I feel "legal."

 

[mcneill]

doughboy -

Welcome to the Club. Five months? Seems like a long time - but worth the wait.


Jim

 

[Nitrogen]

*5 MONTHS*??

You can't leave us hanging like that. Why did it take so long?

Mine only took 61 days. I know of people who are in the 90'th day, and that should be rare...

By law they are supposed to issue it or deny it within 60 days, btw.

 

[doughboy]

Maybe because I had an "adventurous" youth (a long time ago).No serious trouble ,but enough "incidents."

 

[Nitrogen]

Ahh. Yea, that'd do it.

Btw, a great place for getting texas-specific CHL questions answered is http://www.texaschlforum.com. It's run by a trustee of the NRA an a lawyer, so you get lots of awesome infos. Stop on by. Tell your story about how long your CHL took, you'll make plenty of others in "the waiting room" feel better!

 

[doughboy]

Thanks for the info,Nitro---I"ll visit that website for sure.Getting info from a lawyer for free?!!

 

[rhubarb]

After four months I called to see what was up with my CHL. The guy to whom I was transferred said, "Yeah, I got your application right here. Uh let's see. . . yeah . . . ok . . . It's approved. You should have your license in a few days."

I shoulda called a week after I sent in the application.

 

[res1b3uq]

chl

Congrats!!! Here's a useful link: http://www.texaschlforum.com/

 

[doughboy]

Wish I had known about the texas chl forum link several months ago!Felt like I was fighting alone against the "powers that be."Thanks to you all for the support.Now, if I can be of help to the next applicant...

 

[HankB]

By law they are supposed to issue it or deny it within 60 days, btw.

A pet peeve of mine - a toothless law that requires certain action by government employees/agencies, but provides no penalty whatsoever for non-compliance.

My TX CHL arrived just a couple of days before the 60-day deadline after I handed it in personally at DPS HQ (that's ONE advantage to living in the Austin area) but the renewal only took about half that long.

 

[jackal1209]

Yes, in austin they are on the ball.. I sent my renewal in back in December and got my new one right at sixty days later. A week after that, they sent me a second one, identical. I didn't call to see what the deal was, I just carry the extra one in the glovebox in case I ever forgot my wallet going to the store.

 

[sparx]

Congratulations doughboy! Sorry to hear about the long wait, but at least it's in your pocket NOW!

 

[Jesse H]

Congrats. I renewed mine about 3 weeks ago, hopefully it'll come in before it it expires on the 24th this month. The only reason I renewed it was so I can still carry from Aug 24th-Dec 7th. After that I'll be LEO.

 

[MechAg94]

My renewal took about 5 weeks or so. The initial license took about 60 days.

Congrats on the new license. Make sure you use it. I know my family pretty much assumes I will at least have my P32 if not something else.