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Hennessy82 wrote:

XDSConcealer wrote:I guess the DPS in Austin decided to forgo the USPS, forgo the Pony Express and decided to walk the mail from Austin to Houston. They also made sure to take all the customary breaks afforded to a government employee so I still haven't received my plastic yet. Seriously, how long does it take to deliver something from Austin?

When mine said mailed, I got it 7 days later and it was postmarked 4 days after the date that said mailed.

Well this makes me feel so much better (sarcasm implied).

I guess the DPS in Austin decided to forgo the USPS, forgo the Pony Express and decided to walk the mail from Austin to Houston. They also made sure to take all the customary breaks afforded to a government employee so I still haven't received my plastic yet. Seriously, how long does it take to deliver something from Austin?

TXPPQ wrote:

XDSConcealer wrote:So I check the DPS site this morning and to my surprise it says "Mailed". I didn't expect an update on a Saturday. I assume this update just means my plastic is in an envelope sitting in Austin but it's good to see that everything is done.

Congratz!
Hopefully you will have plastic in hand sometime this week. Looking forward to your "Wally Walk" report.
I on the other hand still have a few more weeks here in the waiting room.

The biggest thing I'm looking forward to is the simplicity of the gun purchase. I'm planning on buying a couple this weekend at the gun show in Stafford and the CHL will speed up the process.

So I check the DPS site this morning and to my surprise it says "Mailed". I didn't expect an update on a Saturday. I assume this update just means my plastic is in an envelope sitting in Austin but it's good to see that everything is done.

...and the wait continues with zero updates. I have to agree with a previous post that the DPS website just makes the waiting worse.

trentwhite778 wrote:It really just depends. DPS received all of my stuff on July 26th. It's been sitting on Background check ever since. I've had to force myself to stay out of this forum (not doing a very good job) because I'm seeing lots of folks send their packets in 2-3 weeks after me and already have their plastic.

There definitely doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason behind how these things are processed. Just seems to be luck of the draw.

Good Afternoon...

I've been lurking on this forever and I finally decided to become part of the community to see if I can get your experienced insight. I sent my packet in and after waiting 3 weeks I finally got the update that by packet was received and that my background check was under review. It's been sitting in "Under Review" for 2 weeks now and since I'm growing impatient (that should come to no surprise) I called and they told me that my background check was finished over a week ago and that everything was done except they were waiting for my CHL-6 Form to be scanned.

Anyone ever heard of this or experience the same?

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the DPS site hasn't updated but it seemed odd that this one form wasn't already scanned along with the rest of my packet that had been scanned. I asked the CS Rep when they estimated that this scanning would be done and she told me 2 weeks! This just doesn't sound right.

Anyone have similar issues?