Well now that I think about it, even considering the background check, fingerprints, etc. they do for a regular CHL are more in-depth than the quickie background check done when you purchase a gun, it still should not require more than 24 hours MAX and there is no reason not to do the 5-minute background check and offer a temporary CHL across the counter.
Of course I subscribe to the ideal that requiring a license and collecting a fee is indeed an infringement of your 2A rights. But even if we accept the state's authority to require these hoops to be jumped through, there is nothing to say that they cannot issue a 60-day temporary license based on a preliminary background check and verification that the application is in order, fees are paid, the DL address matches, etc., and then this license would become void when your real license arrives after the more in-depth investigation occurs.
This simple change would alleviate virtually all of the animosity regarding the delay.
If something is found that would require the license to be denied, then they could require you to surrender the temporary license. I wonder what percentage of CHL applications are denied in TX? I wonder if you were to restrict those statistics to persons who are 1) gun owners who had already completed the "quick" background check and 2) possess a valid TX driver's license with current address. I bet the number of denied applications that meet those two criteria is exceedingly small.
The problem with the delay is that it tends to tempt normal law-abiding citizens who have submitted to the requirements of the law in terms of training and paying the appropriate fee, into breaking the law and carrying before their license has been issued. It's just dumb. If driver's licenses took 60-180 days to issue from the point at which you pass the test and pay the fee, there would be public outrage.
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- Tue May 13, 2008 2:24 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
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- Tue May 13, 2008 12:53 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: Getting tired of waiting.
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Re: Getting tired of waiting.
when I bought my gun last month they did a background check in 5 minutes. That is not what's causing the delay.
What's causing the delay is that it's a government office with no accountability. There is no incentive for efficiency.
A 16 year old kid can go take a driving test and walk out with a temporary license that same day. There is absolutely no reason the same time frame should not be expected for a CHL. I complete my training and qualification, and I hand the paperwork across the counter... there is no reason they should not issue me a temporary license within 10 minutes right across the counter. It's the same agency.
What's causing the delay is that it's a government office with no accountability. There is no incentive for efficiency.
A 16 year old kid can go take a driving test and walk out with a temporary license that same day. There is absolutely no reason the same time frame should not be expected for a CHL. I complete my training and qualification, and I hand the paperwork across the counter... there is no reason they should not issue me a temporary license within 10 minutes right across the counter. It's the same agency.