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Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:51 am
by HotRod68Camaro
I turned in my application the beginning of Feb. 1 month late i get a letter saying they need my LES, ok no problem get that fixed. June rolls around and they need side profile pictures b/c i am 20. OK, why didn't they just tell me that when they asked for my LES. O well, send the pictures off, contact them by phone to make sure there are no other issues, and they say everything is good to go. I shouldn't have any more issues during the processing. I get back from a 2 month course, and i still dont have my CHL. I called them today. I was told that there doesnt look to be any more problems with my application, and they just have so many people applying for CHL that its taking so long. Personally i think they are yanking my chain till i turn 21 in November. What do you guys/gals think?
Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:59 am
by KaiserB
HotRod68Camaro wrote:I turned in my application the beginning of Feb. 1 month late i get a letter saying they need my LES, ok no problem get that fixed. June rolls around and they need side profile pictures b/c i am 20. OK, why didn't they just tell me that when they asked for my LES. O well, send the pictures off, contact them by phone to make sure there are no other issues, and they say everything is good to go. I shouldn't have any more issues during the processing. I get back from a 2 month course, and i still don't have my CHL. I called them today. I was told that there doesn't look to be any more problems with my application, and they just have so many people applying for CHL that its taking so long. Personally i think they are yanking my chain till i turn 21 in November. What do you guys/gals think?
I think the TX DPS is very slow at processing 120-180 days and very quick at making poor excuses. After 90+ days I gave up trying to explain things to the troglodytes at DPS and spoke with the legislative liaison for DPS. About 2 hours later (literally) my license was completed issued and mailed.
Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:15 pm
by Jesse1911
If I was you...I would talk to my state rep. It always helps, and that is what they are there for. I know it helped me when I couldn't get a straight answer, then magically got it a day after my State Rep called them
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Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:01 pm
by Oldgringo
Isn't the minimum age for a CHL 21?
Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:05 pm
by LarryH
Not for active-duty military . . .
Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:40 pm
by jeremya
LarryH wrote:Not for active-duty military . . .
Doesn't the clause say as "long as you meet the other requirements" one of which is to be old enough to buy a hand gun under federal law and that age is 21 right?
I took the CHL course last weekend and my instructor had a hissy fit about how silly this is. Of course that is just what the law says it may not be what they practice.
-- Jeremy
Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:36 am
by jmorris
jeremya wrote:LarryH wrote:Not for active-duty military . . .
Doesn't the clause say as "long as you meet the other requirements" one of which is to be old enough to buy a hand gun under federal law and that age is 21 right?
I took the CHL course last weekend and my instructor had a hissy fit about how silly this is. Of course that is just what the law says it may not be what they practice.
-- Jeremy
Active duty military is an exception to that. AD can get a CHL (free) but cannot purchase a handgun. He can receive it from someone who can legally purchase one (IIRC).
Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:39 am
by Purplehood
Side-profile photo?
Re: Waiting since Feb!!!!
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:30 am
by HotRod68Camaro
passport size photos w/ you facing left showing the right side of your face.