How Long Did Your HQL Approval Take?

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  • How Long Did It Take TO Get Your HQL Approval?

    • < 1 Day

      Votes: 70 7.3%
    • 2 Days

      Votes: 60 6.3%
    • 3 Days

      Votes: 44 4.6%
    • 4 Days

      Votes: 22 2.3%
    • 5 Days

      Votes: 31 3.2%
    • 6 Days

      Votes: 18 1.9%
    • 7 Days

      Votes: 47 4.9%
    • 8 Days

      Votes: 21 2.2%
    • 9 Days

      Votes: 30 3.1%
    • 10+ Days

      Votes: 611 63.8%
    • Denied HQL

      Votes: 8 0.8%

    • Total voters
      958

    letmehitthat

    Member
    May 29, 2015
    6
    GOT THE CARD TODAY!!! May 11 - June 8.
    GAME TIME!!!

    Thank you all for your support.
     

    jpm1953

    Member
    Jun 16, 2015
    19
    7 days!

    Application submitted 6/19 - approved today (6/26)
    Now waiting on the mail.....
     
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    DevilDog

    Security Officer/Bouncer
    Jul 21, 2015
    31
    Maryland
    After my HQL course I submitted all info about two days after. Everything was completed within the first 5 business days and my card arrived in the mail approximately 14 days after.
     

    Xshot

    Ultimate Member
    BANNED!!!
    Aug 14, 2013
    1,645
    Pasadena, MD
    July 1: applied
    July 8: five things completed
    Still waiting on NICS, Meters, CJIS, and DJS

    This is taking forever and is the only thing keeping me from my GP100.
     
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    tapeman1

    Ultimate Member
    Aug 31, 2012
    2,746
    Severna Park, MD
    Applied on 7/2/15. Everything has shown "complete" except NICS, JIS, and CJIS, which have shown "incomplete" since 7/8. Nothing has moved since.

    This is bullsh!t! :mad54:

    I'm a veteran, I already own 3 handguns, and I'm a designated collector. How many fu(k!ng background checks do I have to go through before I'm allowed to exercise my G0d d@mn rights??? :mad54::mad54::mad54:
     

    tapeman1

    Ultimate Member
    Aug 31, 2012
    2,746
    Severna Park, MD
    Bureaucracy at it's finest.

    Right before I submitted my post above I checked my status online and, of course nothing had changed. So I sent them an email basically saying WTF. Then I came here and submitted that post, went to take a leak, and when I got back to my desk I checked my status again. Approved!

    Are you fu(king kidding me?
     

    Xshot

    Ultimate Member
    BANNED!!!
    Aug 14, 2013
    1,645
    Pasadena, MD
    Bureaucracy at it's finest.



    Right before I submitted my post above I checked my status online and, of course nothing had changed. So I sent them an email basically saying WTF. Then I came here and submitted that post, went to take a leak, and when I got back to my desk I checked my status again. Approved!



    Are you fu(king kidding me?


    Who did you send the email to? I'll give that a try if it worked for you!

    I heard something that background checks are back logged because systems are or were down? Don't know how true that is.
     

    Xshot

    Ultimate Member
    BANNED!!!
    Aug 14, 2013
    1,645
    Pasadena, MD
    I just called the licensing dept. Approval is required within 30 days. The card will be mailed after that and takes about 2 weeks currently. So worst cast just assume you'll have it by 6 weeks post application date.

    Didn't know about the 30 day rule.
    Dumb.
     

    NINJASNIPER

    Member
    Aug 28, 2010
    87
    Baltimore Maryland
    Applied on 7/2/15. Everything has shown "complete" except NICS, JIS, and CJIS, which have shown "incomplete" since 7/8. Nothing has moved since.

    This is bullsh!t! :mad54:

    I'm a veteran, I already own 3 handguns, and I'm a designated collector. How many fu(k!ng background checks do I have to go through before I'm allowed to exercise my G0d d@mn rights??? :mad54::mad54::mad54:

    Same thing im currently waiting on and been waiting on since 7/21. Any tips as to what my email should entail?
     

    Sub Vet

    Liberty Hound
    Jun 26, 2015
    29
    Applied on 7/2/15. Everything has shown "complete" except NICS, JIS, and CJIS, which have shown "incomplete" since 7/8. Nothing has moved since.

    This is bullsh!t! :mad54:

    I'm a veteran, I already own 3 handguns, and I'm a designated collector. How many fu(k!ng background checks do I have to go through before I'm allowed to exercise my G0d d@mn rights??? :mad54::mad54::mad54:

    I am a vet too (like you)
    I turned mine in on 7/2 (like you)
    No activity since 7/9 (like you)

    Currently missing NICS, Training, and JIS (almost like you)

    I e-mailed them 2 days ago (like you) and got the "we have 30 days" reply...still waiting (unlike you)

    We are pretty much the SAME...weird :tdown: :cool16: :bs:
     

    tapeman1

    Ultimate Member
    Aug 31, 2012
    2,746
    Severna Park, MD
    Same thing im currently waiting on and been waiting on since 7/21. Any tips as to what my email should entail?

    Here's what I wrote:

    My HQL application has shown “Incomplete” status for the NICS, CJIS, and JIS checks since 7/8/15. Is there something else I need to provide or some questions I can answer to help move the process along?

    Thank you.



    I also included my name and address.
     

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