Birth certificate

[Fire1141]

I was reading the handgun laws as I wait in the waiting room. And came across a requirement for "a certified copy of the birth cert or certified proof of age". I didn't send a copy of my b.c. Am I going to get a letter requesting one?

[KD5NRH]

I was reading the handgun laws as I wait in the waiting room. And came across a requirement for "a certified copy of the birth cert or certified proof of age". I didn't send a copy of my b.c. Am I going to get a letter requesting one?

Depends; did you file to run for President yet?

[Venus Pax]

I always thought your SS# and/or driver's license would suffice.

[puma guy]

I was reading the handgun laws as I wait in the waiting room. And came across a requirement for "a certified copy of the birth cert or certified proof of age". I didn't send a copy of my b.c. Am I going to get a letter requesting one?

A Texas Driver's License is "certified proof of age"

[cougartex]

Depends; did you file to run for President yet?

[HGWC]

I was reading the handgun laws as I wait in the waiting room. And came across a requirement for "a certified copy of the birth cert or certified proof of age". I didn't send a copy of my b.c. Am I going to get a letter requesting one?

If you do, just photoshop this one. Re-post it, and send them a URL. That ought to be good enough!

[Fire1141]

You would think so. Worked for Barry.

[stealthcrf]

Just a note: If you were a US citizen born abroad, You will need your state department BC. My CHL was held up almost 4 extra months for this little nugget of info they don't share. (Even funnier when citizenship isn't a requirement)

[The Annoyed Man]

Just a note: If you were a US citizen born abroad, You will need your state department BC. My CHL was held up almost 4 extra months for this little nugget of info they don't share. (Even funnier when citizenship isn't a requirement)

Yeppers, although mine didn't take an extra 4 months. But I got in just ahead of the curve when DPS got so far behind. Mine took 72 days from when I sent in the paperwork to when I got my plastic. But they didn't ask me for my Birth Certificate until I was about 45 days into the process. I was born in Morocco of an American father and French mother.

[ScottDLS]

Just a note: If you were a US citizen born abroad, You will need your state department BC. My CHL was held up almost 4 extra months for this little nugget of info they don't share. (Even funnier when citizenship isn't a requirement)

Yeppers, although mine didn't take an extra 4 months. But I got in just ahead of the curve when DPS got so far behind. Mine took 72 days from when I sent in the paperwork to when I got my plastic. But they didn't ask me for my Birth Certificate until I was about 45 days into the process. I was born in Morocco of an American father and French mother.

Wow..Annoyed Man. I always though the cowboy hat was your "born in TX" symbol!

Now the terrible truth... ScottDLS (yankee?), born in ahhhh...eeeh... Cambridge, MA

Oh, how will I live it down? Grandma ScottDLS (maternal) born in Mexico, naturalized in US later. Does that help my TX credentials?

[G26ster]

Wow..Annoyed Man. I always though the cowboy hat was your "born in TX" symbol!

Now the terrible truth... ScottDLS (yankee?), born in ahhhh...eeeh... Cambridge, MA

Oh, how will I live it down? Grandma ScottDLS (maternal) born in Mexico, naturalized in US later. Does that help my TX credentials?

No problemo ScottDLS, you're in good company.

Sam Houston - Born in VA
Davy Crockett - Born in TN
Stephen Austin - Born in VA
David Burnett - Born in NJ
William Travis - Born in SC
Mirabeau Lamar - Born in GA
Anson Jones - Born in MA

We all just got here as fast as we could

[Kythas]

Just a note: If you were a US citizen born abroad, You will need your state department BC. My CHL was held up almost 4 extra months for this little nugget of info they don't share. (Even funnier when citizenship isn't a requirement)

Yeppers, although mine didn't take an extra 4 months. But I got in just ahead of the curve when DPS got so far behind. Mine took 72 days from when I sent in the paperwork to when I got my plastic. But they didn't ask me for my Birth Certificate until I was about 45 days into the process. I was born in Morocco of an American father and French mother.

TAM, you had to send in a birth certificate and not a Certificate of Citizenship? I was born in Seoul to an American father and South Korean mother and my birth certificate was surrendered to the State Department at birth and I was given a Certificate of Citizenship. I sent a copy of that in with my application and had no delays.

Do any of you born overseas actually have your birth certificates?

[Rhen]

TAM, you had to send in a birth certificate and not a Certificate of Citizenship? I was born in Seoul to an American father and South Korean mother and my birth certificate was surrendered to the State Department at birth and I was given a Certificate of Citizenship. I sent a copy of that in with my application and had no delays.

Do any of you born overseas actually have your birth certificates?

What a small world. Same here! Born in Republic of Korea; father was in US Army, mom was ROK national. But your state department certificate should read "Certificate of Birth of US Citizen Abroad," so it really acts as your birth certificate, although it contains no info on your birth weight, height, time of birth, etc.

Funny, I'm currently experiencing this delay because I didn't send my "Certificate" in and got a letter requesting it. However, I did send a copy of my military ID card in to get the discounted price. You have to be a US citizen to be an officer in the military, but I guess the bureaucrats don't know that.

[The Annoyed Man]

Wow..Annoyed Man. I always though the cowboy hat was your "born in TX" symbol!

Nope, sorry. That's my "walked into an antique shop in Wimberley with money burning a hole in my pocket" symbol. If it helps, I do speak with a natural drawl, and saying things like "fixin' to" and "hey, y'all watch this" do come naturally to me.