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I don't have specific knowledge, but I suspect one of two likely scenarios. First, Texas requires another State's CHL statute to require a background check sufficient to prove the applicant is not prohibited from owning firearms, pursuant to federal law, before a license is issued. I don't know if Michigan's statute meets this requirement.

The more likely answer lies with Michigan's failure/delay to respond to the AG's letter seeking to enter into an agreement. As soon as the AG's office was given responsibility for reciprocity in 2003, Greg Abbott sent letters to every AG in all states that had any chance of qualifying for reciprocity under Texas law. Some states responded, some did not, and some responded very slowly. This may be the problem in getting an agreement between Texas and Michigan

In the relatively short time Greg Abbott has had the opportunity to work on reciprocity, he has increased the number of reciprocal states by 8; the same number the DPS managed to negotiate from 1998 until Sept. 2003. We all owe Greg a big "Atty Boy." If Michigan meets our requirements and if its AG will respond, I have no doubt Abbott will file the required report with the Governor's Office and see the agreement signed.