So, your CHL Application has been filed and the clock has slowed to a crawl - tell us about it!
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Procedure for New Member Registration
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As most folks will recall, several weeks ago we were inundated with Russian porn spammers joining and posting their trash. Registration was shut down...
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Don't forget, the Russian call girl who turned down phillip964
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Mon May 16, 2016 3:42 pm
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Print Pending
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Inf11B » Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:59 pm
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Does print pending status mean you will be getting your LTC for sure and if so how long does it usually take to get it??? Long time site watcher and...
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Probably a over asked question, but does print pending mean you were approved and gonna receive a ltc. I ask cause mine as been on print pending for...
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Tue Apr 11, 2017 9:22 am
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Done Deal Lucielle
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stever1950 » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:45 am
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I took class on 11th, sent in that night and this morning (28th) status is...... MAILED. :woohoo
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Thanks everyone. I have been waiting for my [Pre-paid legal service] card (don't wake up without it). Got that, so I'm ready... There is not much challenge...
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Last post by stever1950
Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:16 pm
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Renewal, resubmit DD214?
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SlowJohnny » Sun Mar 26, 2017 4:16 pm
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I submitted my info for renewal today and my checklist stated to provide proof of military service if not already on file. I submitted my DD214 when...
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Mine is mailed status as of 4/4
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Last post by Gunner4640
Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:37 pm
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Status Says Mailed But No License For Over a Month
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TexasRedfish115 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 9:13 pm
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Hi everyone, I am a new member to this site but I have read a few topics while waiting for my license. My question is that I took my class around...
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With driver's licenses I believe that you can print a temporary license in the mean time while you wait for the official license to arrive in the...
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Last post by allisji
Tue Apr 04, 2017 8:38 am
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Wife in the process
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sbrawley » Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:43 pm
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My wife has finally started the process of getting her LTC. She submitted her application today. Fingerprints are scheduled for Monday and her class...
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Welcome! Texas needs more women with LTC and carrying their self defense handguns every day!
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Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:54 am
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App Status
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Willis9965 » Wed Mar 22, 2017 6:59 pm
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New to this forum and to CHL/LTC.
LTC Class: March 19 2017
Submitted application: March 19 2017
Submitted paperwork: March 20 2017
Fingerprinted:...
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It took about 2 weeks before status showed up with everything green except waiting for background check. One day later that was green and it sent to...
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Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:29 pm
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Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:37 pm
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Wait time can be more than 60 days
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ScottyH » Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:52 pm
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I completed my LTC class on Dec 11, 2016. Submitted all documentation and fingerprints on Dec 26, 2016. That site on DPS where you check your LTC...
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I wished they told me that when I did mine. After sending in the information that they did not request, I had mine about 10 days later. Best of luck!
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Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:26 am
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New to this forum!
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Alaska2texas » Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:46 pm
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:anamatedbanana
New to texas, about a year since i moved from alaska as it was where i was stationed for 4 years. Moved to texas and never leaving....
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Eighteen years ago, I got my first LTC in Arkansas, but didn't carry on my person, but I did have a zippered Daytimer with a pistol pocket and mag...
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Last post by SIGFan43
Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:16 am
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New Application Status
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Jeff2069 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:15 pm
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Submitted online application 2/8/17
Submitted supporting documentation 2/9/17
Fingerprints done 2/10/17
I still have a TS Clearance from when I was...
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Update:
Status this morning is now...Print Pending!
Application started on 2/8/17, moved pretty quickly
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Last post by Jeff2069
Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:53 am
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LTC status dissapeared
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Avisaff » Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:19 am
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Apologies if this has been covered before, but I couldn't find it at a glance. I submitted my application 2/5 and got fingerprinted/sent supporting...
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Update: list finally populated and then shows print pending. Looks as if they waited until my background check was complete to show the list.
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Last post by Avisaff
Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:22 am
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Arizona CHL Permit Process
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Easyasmc » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:31 am
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Just FYSA:
I emailed the Arizona DPS for a CHL packet and received one within 5 days.
The packet includes:
A one page form for your personal info...
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You also need a LTC to have a rifle in your car passing that close to a school on the way to/from the range or the deer lease, unless the rifle is...
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Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:01 pm
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Address change while renewing?
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MolonLabe » Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:41 pm
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Any suggestions on changing address while renewing. I just moved and changed my DL today. I need to also change my CHL which is due to expire in...
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Thank you! I finally got through to CHL office. I guess there is an option to update my info while renewing, which avoids the $25 additional change...
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Last post by MolonLabe
Fri Feb 17, 2017 5:14 pm
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2016 Application Watch - post your 2016 timelines here
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Mavs00 » Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:39 pm
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No disrespect for the last remaining 2015 holdovers waiting on your plastic, I'm sure they'll be coming down in the next week or so. :tiphat:
I've...
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OUCH.. but its done, congrats!
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Last post by K5CLC
Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:33 pm
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Tx CHL Online Status of Background Check
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CrashTxVeeDub » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:43 pm
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So I have been waiting since 11/1 for my background check review to complete. Right at 90 days that it has been under review . I get why it took so...
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Saw that my status changed to mailed today. Woot woot!
Will be so nice to not have to do background checks when I buy guns. My last two purchases...
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Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:47 pm
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:44 pm
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Started the process for my wife
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imkopaka » Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:39 am
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Sept 16 - Application submitted
Sept 26 - Picking up gun from Cabela's
Oct 4 - Fingerprints taken
Jan 11 - Range time
Jan 14 - Test taken, passed
Jan...
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:thewave Tell her congrats!
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Last post by Flightmare
Mon Feb 06, 2017 2:35 pm
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2017 - LTC Address Change Timeline
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kappatxl » Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:33 pm
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Wanted to update the forum on 2017 address change timelines as I just moved from Dallas to the Austin Area. As background my original timeline is...
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I assume you mean January 13, 2017.
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Last post by jweg84
Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:22 pm
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Which Browser did you submit application & wait time
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txwomyn » Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:54 pm
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I used Chrome to submit application Nov 12 2016
My OS is window 10
I still have no status and no plastic
I have no information what so every about my...
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Call and make sure you are not missing something. My son's CHL100 was missing and the website did not show anything. It was submitted online but they...
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Last post by rtschl
Thu Jan 19, 2017 12:22 am
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Great news!!!
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DaveWallerCB » Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:16 pm
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:clapping: So today is the four day that my status on the dps website says print pending , and today when i check my mailbox there's a letter from...
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Thanks for the welcome goose! And I will definitely share my Wally Walk experience.
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Last post by DaveWallerCB
Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:38 am
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Renewal times - Fall '16?
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pmcdn » Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:17 pm
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Just submitted my renewal today (11/12/16).
What have the average wait times been lately?
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Submitted 11/28/16, received in the mail sometime between 12/28/16 and 12/31/16. Close to a month. They also changed my photo to my driver's license...
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Last post by aero10
Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:37 pm
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Status Change Question
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cupofjoe04 » Sun May 05, 2013 11:24 pm
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Mailed the completed packet on 3/15.
FINALLY received the long awaited status change today! On a Sunday, too... Praise the Lord!!!
My list of item...
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Yes... Check your snail mail.
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Last post by Glock4ever
Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:22 pm
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Spoke with DPS this morning
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K5CLC » Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:27 pm
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The DPS handgun licensing website had an update which caused some browsers to report that there was no data on file (chrome browser specifically,...
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I remember it well... Just trying to be optimistic for our new friend! :cheers2:
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Last post by TexasJohnBoy
Thu Dec 22, 2016 2:38 pm
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Right to bear Arms versus the right to vote
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Boywalton » Tue Dec 20, 2016 1:26 pm
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Either make the right to bear arms as available as the right to vote, or restrict the right to vote at the very same level as the all the...
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You can carry your rifle or shotgun.
Not recommending.
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Last post by hovercat
Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:29 pm
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Waiting....
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jweg84 » Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:10 pm
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The status on the state site hasn't changed. It doesn't give me any kind of status at all. Does this mean the plastic has been sent?
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Received my plastic in the mail today.
11/19 - Took LTC Class
11/21 - Submitted online application
11/22 - Fingerprinted
11/23 - Submitted...
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Last post by jweg84
Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:10 pm
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Almost ready!!!
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Whitenerj » Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:14 pm
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I just checked and finally the DPS website showed some details!! Looks like I should be getting it pending background check!!! Yeah!!!!...
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I submitted everything but the kitchen sink.
- CHL-100 Form
- Barcode Sheet
- Receipt from IdentoGO
- Receipt showing I paid the application fee
My...
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Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:32 pm
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Just Renewed - class not needed?
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LedJedi » Wed Dec 14, 2016 11:03 am
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So, i've had a CHL for maybe about 10 years now at this point. My renewal is up at the end of Jan and I've been dragging my feet (hope I didn't wait...
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CHL-16 on DPS Site:
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Last post by oljames3
Wed Dec 14, 2016 12:06 pm
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in the WAITING mode
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K5CLC » Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:43 pm
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First post here to Texas CHL Forum.
Many thanks to all for the valuable information posted here.
Took my class & range qualification : 11/19...
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Give serious consideration to the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm for your concealed carry choice. However, it's a decision that only you can make....
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Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:36 pm
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Where is the plastic?
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Kimchi » Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:26 pm
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Hey everyone. The whole process for me to get my CHL was rather drawn out due to some medication I take regularly and I was flagged by the Department...
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congratulations. Keep visiting this forum and you will learn lots of valuable information regarding concealed/open carry and how to keep yourself...
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Last post by allisji
Mon Dec 12, 2016 7:58 am
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OK here we go
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EST1984 » Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:59 am
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Just to give someone a heads up here is what i have experienced so far in regards to wait time.
9/10/16 Took course
9/19/16 Finger printed
11/6/16...
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Thank You :thewave
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Last post by EST1984
Tue Dec 06, 2016 6:52 am
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Renewals
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KLB » Fri Apr 01, 2016 10:52 am
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How long do they take to process renewals? I'm coming up in December.
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For personal reasons I waited until today to submit my renewal for an expiration in mid-January. Not worried, though, as I have a valid Arizona...
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Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:51 pm
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About to give up
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Halfsackzac » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:12 pm
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I had my CHL in Iowa from 2011-2013 when I moved to Houston, Decided to get my Texas LTC this year, I took the class and submitted all my info and...
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Thank you all! It is a relief!
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Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:46 am
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waiting
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gulp2000a » Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:40 pm
my time line started in Febuary 2016 and gets to end as of today November 22, sometimes we have no control over how our card is to be delivered, in...
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Last post by gulp2000a
Tue Nov 22, 2016 8:40 pm
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A walkthrough the Medical Advisory Board process
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atxlibwguns » Tue Nov 22, 2016 3:40 pm
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Howdy everyone. This is my first post here and specifically about the Medical Advisory Board review process. I searched this forum for advice on how...
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Thanks for the information and welcome to the Forum. This was one of the more informative and unusual first posts I have read.
Best wishes!
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Last post by ELB
Tue Nov 22, 2016 4:42 pm
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One week print pending, anticipation is killing me.
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Joey » Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:36 am
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October 8th - LTC Class
October 13th - Submitted all documents.
October 17th - Fingerprints
November 3rd - Background completed - Print pending...
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I have been in that status for couple of months. In my case, I'm green card holder, so there are extra steps to verify that document, but the system...
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Last post by z_g_yang
Mon Nov 14, 2016 1:45 pm
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Status Check
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erathar » Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:06 pm
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I am all green on DPS website with the exception of print pending. Does this mean everything is good to go, just waiting to be printed and mailed?...
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I have been in print pending since last Friday. Tomorrow will be 7 days. What is the average wait time to go from print pending to mailed? I talked...
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Thu Nov 03, 2016 3:52 pm
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Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:09 am
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Federal LEOSA versus the NICS System
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TXPeaceOfficerDave » Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:00 pm
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I submitted the below email to the ATF. Awaiting answer.
BATFE,
I have a question regarding the LEOSA and how it relates to the NICS system. Does...
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If my Texas LTC is only a NICS exemption when I buy from a FFLin Texas then a military LTC should only be an exemption for FFL located on military...
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Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:19 am
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Applied in June
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z_g_yang » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:48 am
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5/30 - application on line
6/1 - Fingerprint
6/18 - CHL Class
6/20 - DPS confirmed received all documents.
6/28 - Pending Printing
10/22 -...
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It takes some time, but eventually got it.
Here is some suggestion for those wait a long time. I initially waited 6 weeks and no progress. So I...
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Last post by z_g_yang
Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:03 am
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My Renewal Timeline
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karb0n » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:50 pm
Just an update for some folks.
I just got my renewal license in the mail yesterday. I waited 4 months and 4 days from the date I applied for renewal...
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Last post by karb0n
Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:50 pm
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Sent Paperwork June 11...
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Ron7624 » Thu Sep 08, 2016 7:28 am
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I see a lot of folks got their LTC fairly quickly. So I made myself wait to check for 45 days... then I set my calendar for 60 days.... now I'm just...
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Plastic in hand.
Submitted on line June 11, 2016
Received Plastic Oct 13
125 days for a renewal.
All paperwork submitted on first go around. DPS did...
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Last post by Ron7624
Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:56 pm
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Worried about nothing
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UTLaw » Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:58 am
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Took an LTC class with my girlfriend in mid August. Submitted our paperwork at the same time; she got her license in 2.5 weeks. Made me nervous that...
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Law professors throwing fits about people obeying the law after said people beg the government for permission to excersise their constitutional...
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Last post by Varget
Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:01 pm
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is a holster required?
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josephtuna » Sat Oct 01, 2016 6:27 pm
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for CC does one need a holster or just be able to pocket a snub-nose in pants to be in compliance?
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I'd say a holster is required for safe carry of any handgun - pocket, IWB, belt or shoulder. Triggers by themselves don't differentiate legal or...
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Sun Oct 02, 2016 12:43 pm
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Knock-knock ... Can I come in?
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bjrichus » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:15 pm
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Knock-knock ... Can I come in? :cool:
Texas LTC course and shooting test completed on Friday 9/16/16.
When I got home, I scanned the supporting...
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And it came in the mail today.
Two weeks from putting the last submission into the system.
Now to ACTUALLY do a concealed carry...
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Last post by bjrichus
Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:03 pm
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I have an LTC but was Denied Purchase by FBI
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remanifest » Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:42 pm
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The topic pretty much says it all. I have an LTC that was issued very recently (last week) by the DPS, which obviously included an FBI background...
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Why would that be odd? Imagine how many Jim Smiths there are in the US. Imagine how many would be similar age, height, hair color etc. I'm sure there...
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Last post by mrvmax
Fri Sep 30, 2016 7:13 am
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confusion on waiting time
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josephtuna » Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:53 am
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I've been following this board for nearly a month but just registered to participate today. In reading about wait times it appears most recent...
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as of this morning, 9/29 - mailed.
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Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:37 am
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Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:13 am
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Status check shows no info. ..?
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Lancebaby » Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:34 am
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Hey. New here. I submitted my docs online a few weeks ago, had already been fingerprinted, etc. . I went out to check the status here
nd it let's...
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I applied for mine last year, and I never got any status updates. One day the website just gave me different options like change address/renew, and...
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Last post by jb2012
Tue Sep 27, 2016 9:16 am
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Still background check under review...
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Choleva » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:52 am
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I submitted everything on March 2016 and received a letter on June about the instructors license been expired, so I had to obtain a new certificate...
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I applied on line to renew my license June first. I'm still waiting
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Last post by Pastlite
Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:47 pm
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Still background check under review...
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Choleva » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:51 am
I submitted everything on March 2016 and received a letter on June about the instructors license been expired, so I had to obtain a new certificate...
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Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:51 am
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