Martkus,
I called the Handgun Unit today, and they said that it was due to them incorporating a second background check into the process over the weekend. They said they got the fingerprint section done, now they are doing a second background check looking for “other things.” The lady stated they are pretty backed up, but gave me a projected time of approximately 2 weeks before the process would be complete. I will check back in 2 weeks and see if anything has changed. I’m glad I am not the only person experiencing this problem. I will update if anything changes on my end. Thanks for replying.
just speculating here, but maybe with the addition of the new online only carry permit, they have taken extra measures into making sure the background checks are more thorough. Maybe this is the reason for the additional background check. I have asked many people who already have their permits about the background check going from completed and back to pending, and no one else has experienced this.