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Well, after lurking for a few months and following/learning from the many who have posted about their timelines mine finally went to "background check completed" and "manufacturing pending" sometime between last night and this morning 6/6.

Fortunately, after doing the online application and payment in late March after completing the CHL class, mailing all the paperwork 4/1 the same day I completed the finger printing, I didn't know I could go online and check the status of my application. Found that I could do that about 2 weeks ago here. Glad I didn't know any sooner as the daily check clearly gets pretty frustrating, like watching grass grow in the winter.............it just doesn't

I have been holding off buying a carry weapon until I get my plastic just to make it an easy and quick process.

So, guess from what I understand from you all is that mailing will take place in a day or three and next week I should have it.

Just a matter of deciding on what weapon, but I'm leaning into the LC9 just because all the Rugers I have had and still own always go bang and I like the manual safety which I have on every Ruger pistol I play with.

Welcome to the forum. As for the mailing of the CHL, Who knows. DPS is on their own time.

Wish you would have checked in earlier. We might have suggested you go ahead and find your weapon, purchase it and carry around your house. This would have done a couple of things. First it would give you time to find a method of carry that works best for you and second, it would have given you time to get used to carrying. These are suggestions I make to almost all newbe's when I have time to post.

Again though, welcome to the foprum.