*Latest Update From My Denial Process*

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tyjack09

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Well I am happy to report that my appeal went through, and I am now a legal Concealed Weapon Permit holder in the state of South Carolina. :biggrin: You can follow the process I had to go through in this thread...

http://www.usacarry.com/forums/sout...15-need-help-just-got-denial-letter-help.html

I came home today from work and opened the mail box and to my surprise was a letter from SLED that felt like it had a hard piece of plastic. Opened it up and their was my ugly mug on my permit.

So, in all through this entire process from the day that I took my actual CWP course, it took exactly 79 Days, and that includes receiving the Denial letter on November 5, 2010. I submitted my appeal on November 29, 2010 and today I received my permit. Not bad for a state that has a track record for taking so long to turn around CWP request.

I want to thank everyone that has posted on my previous thread and gave me words of help and encouragement. All the comments were very much appreciated and helped me stay calm through this process. Thanks again.

Oh, and yes, I immediately through on my Crossbreed Supertuck Deluxe, and my Springfield XD .40 and proceeded to ask the wife if there was any place she needed me to go. She smiled and said Yes. Felt great to have my sidearm actually on my side and walking into places. Haven't got the weird feeling that people are staring at me yet, but I am sure that will come soon enough until carrying becomes second nature to me again. Thanks again for all the support. I also look forward to helping anyone in the future that goes through what I had too.
 
All that worry and hard work paid off. A shame that we have to go through that kind of stuff but that is how it is right now. :pleasantry:
 
Great feeling to walk out the door with a little extra weight on the belt huh? :) I know you will appreciate it more than some since you had to work so hard to get it. Good for you and enjoy!
 
thebrez1 said:
Great feeling to walk out the door with a little extra weight on the belt huh? :) I know you will appreciate it more than some since you had to work so hard to get it. Good for you and enjoy!
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YES!!! It is a great feeling to actually feel little extra weight around my belt.

And appreciate it more... Yes, especially since I had to get the documentation from all the way up in Northern Virginia. I look back at the frustration that I had and if it wasn't for this great website and the words from my (now) fellow CWP holders, I think this process would have been a lot more difficult.

I forgot to add this little bit of information... I got a little curious because well, that is just who I am, and wanted to know what actually helped my case and have my permit issued. So I called up SLED and I spoke with the gentleman I actually made my appeal too at the regulatory office. Not sure if I would get the answer I was looking for, but I figured I would try...

I asked him if he could tell me what was actually the determining factor for my appeal to be approved. He looked up my SSN and told me that the biggest factor was my actual letter that I wrote to him and stating my case of why I disagreed with the initial denial.

So in all, the best advice that I can pass along to anyone that does have to go through the appeal process is to make sure they type a very professional letter and be very thorough in stating you case of why you disagree with the denial.
 
congratulations on being a responsable citizen....!

way to go ...!

I think we are all happy in this forum that you got your CCW/CHL/CWP...or whateve you call it in your state.
 
So, even with a denial letter and appeal, you get yours in less time than most of us did?


errg!

don't mind me, I'm just a grumpy old man....
 
blume357@ said:
So, even with a denial letter and appeal, you get yours in less time than most of us did?


errg!

don't mind me, I'm just a grumpy old man....
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Apparently, but I have been talking to some folks and this actually seems to be the going thing now for SLED and starting to speed up their process.

A couple of the guys that I went to my class with had their permit a week before Thanksgiving. We all took our class on September 25th. So with my appeal and all I was quite pleased.

I hope this trend continues on down the road. I think it will help get more people involved and want to go take the course. Since I took the course, I have been telling everyone I know about it. Spreading the word... Best thing I feel that I can do to help our cause. The more people that are CWP holders, the louder our voice gets altogether.

I think I have helped a few women I work with decide that they are actually going to take the class with their husbands.
 
My CWP was 60 days from mailbox to mailbox so I beat the 79 days. I did not have to appeal or anything so I can't compare to the OP on the time but I will admit that right after the election SLED was swamped with applications and mine was well befor that.
 
G50AE said:
If your husband, wife, lover, et cetera is getting a CCW, you should take the safety course too, even if you have no interest in carrying a firearm, IMHO.
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Agreed, One of the things that my wife and I spoke about was her learning to feel comfortable enough using the gun. Fortunately, the local gun shop here has a Ladies night shoot on Wednesday nights. She is also schedule to take the Handgun beginners class at the beginning of January.
 
tyjack09 said:
He looked up my SSN and told me that the biggest factor was my actual letter that I wrote to him and stating my case of why I disagreed with the initial denial.

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You go dude! :pleasantry:

That's how you get things done. Become an albatross around their neck, and a thorn in their side if need be. They will just want you to go away.
 
Welcome to the ranks! And a big thumbs up on the letter... Law Abiding Citizen stating his point of view.

Symtron
 
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