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eureka40 wrote:

Kraut wrote:I do think it's a crock because we have to jump through all these hoops and pay so much money for what is supposed to be a right, but your single experience of them taking so long is not really good evidence of the current system being totally bad since so many others are receiving their license rather quickly.

If I were to call it a "crock" or mock it; one thing I would say is if taking the class proves one is capable of carrying concealed responsibly, then there were several people in the class I took today who should have failed but didn't. The legislators claim that this process is supposed to ensure that only responsible and informed citizens can carry. I don't think that is the case though.

Remember....this right is taxed [fees] so it's a profitable endeavor. The state will GLADLY take your money to do the course, even if you're not truly eligible, as it's free money for them. Plus, even if somebody who shouldn't and / or couldn't have one takes the class, it could only make them safer & wiser about general serious confrontations in life.

I have finally received my CHL!!! Although, even to this day, the DPS website link for "Where's my CHL" STILL says the same message as it did 6 months ago...telling nothing useful...I finally got my card in the mail.

To amend: Illinois stalled me getting my federal taxes while living in TX for last year's return because IL owed ME money!! No joke! I fought it for 6-8 months until the IRS place here just overrode Illinois' block cuz they were being douchebags and let me have my money. After that, along with seeing how things work up there, it's probably them that's holding up the process.

Keith B wrote:As for why it's taking so long, there is one possibility that it is Illinois/Chicago holding up the progress. DPS must receive background check info from your previous 5 years of residency you list. If Illinois, Cook County, or Chicago has not responded to the background check requests, then they can't move forward with the license.

Yeah, I could see that. Illinois still one of the few on the list that doesn't accept TX CHL throughout the United States, so I would find it not hard to believe they'd just simply stall to prevent any of their previous state citizens from getting one. They've always been notoriously anti-gun [at the gov't level]

I do apologize: not trying to upset anyone here or create discord for those whom are waiting. I've been unsuccessful in contacting my rep, but I work 7-7 lately m-f, so I'm stuck waiting on the automated version of the system. The DPS website still just says the same generic 'keep waiting' statement, meaning it's not mailed out yet or anything.

Well....a month later, and still no response, not by phone, email, or mail. I think it's official: the whole CHL thing is just a cash scam after all, to gain free tax money. I sadly regret trying to pursue my constitutional right for self defense, since even the most descent state left in this country has produced only pure failure in that regard. I know am speaking with an attorney about how to get potential refunding of my {in}voluntary tax paid out without return. Remember, I moved to TX from Chicagoland - I know government fraud & scams from birth as such an area is *openly corrupt. No judgement over here, and I'm not even mad or anything....I just want my money back. I work too hard to just throw money into a bonfire for no reason like I'm Donald Trump on a bored day or something. I found some legally acceptable alternative ways of defense which don't include fake things, so I'll pursue those since the 2nd amendment is permanently destroyed.

All the feedback is very appreciated! Luckily, I paid online, so there should be no digging for receipts or anything like that. Now I'm just "pending" until further notice. My rep said to call him back after a few months if I still haven't received it yet. As for the federal holdup / delay...that's the most contradictory thing I've heard in a while. What good does it do?! If somebody's going to be a violent criminal, they're NOT going to get a license to do it! LOL, Uncle Sam. I'll keep calling them once every week or two and see what's going on.

Okay, I will try that at lunch today & thank you!

I did my CHL training back in early October of 2014, & my neighbor & his wife (no arrests EVER in all of life) did it several months before that. Yet, no mail, no status, no anything...ever! Even inquiring, the answer is basically "pending." It's just a fake license to trick a tax out of the people, even if they don't have a criminal record, but you never do actually get your constitutional right. I'm sad & sorry to have invested into this. I've been almost killed, robbed, multiple times....yet my government won't let me protect myself...even with a background check & paying them money! I say, don't waste your money on a license that people no longer receive. If you want protection, then I'm afraid that the only way to not get ripped off out of hard earned money is to go and learn MMA to a black belt+ level...cuz the 2nd amendment is gone for good