Hi from Tipton County

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

Hi All,

Guess what I got for Mother's Day? My very own semi-auto handgun.

I grew up around guns but never really figured I needed to carry one myself until I recently began working in a not-so-good neighborhood. So in order to figure out what I wanted to buy, I researched and asked opinions and read articles and talked about handguns with everyone I could until I became way too confused to make a choice. Then a great deal fell right into my lap, with all the features and requirements I was looking for so now I'm the proud owner of a Smith & Wesson SW9VE, and I LOVE it!!

I've already taken my permit class and sent in the application so now I'm just waiting. I know they tell you to give it 30-90 days for it to arrive, but does anyone know if it will actually take 90 days????

[TGO David]

It takes about 30 days on average. Welcome to the site!

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

That's a relief to hear. I guess maybe I'm a little too anxious right now.

[towerclimber37]

Hi dixiegirl!

You're anxious, right along with about 4 other people here in the board.

[saintsfanbrian]

Very glad that you found the boards, and it sounds like you got a nice little shootin iron there dix.

Have a great time, and from what I have heard it's about 45 days total.

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

Thanks y'all.

[Guest LabRat]

Welcome, Dixie! (BTW: Anxiousness is a GOOD thing!!!)

Dave

[Guest BigJ45]

Dixie Girl, Hello from another new member. Congratulations on your decision to be responsible for your own safety.

[BimmerFreak]

Welcome

[Guest GlocKingTN]

Welcome to the site! It took me 6 weeks(to the day) to get my permit!

[tnroadrunner]

Welcome Dixie and enjoy.

[Guest Boomhower]

Welcome aboard Dixie G. I'm one of those few ppl waiting myself that Tower mentioned. It'll be 5 weeks tomorrow.....Hopefully it won't be too much longer.

I have a SW9VE as well, that I just picked up a couple of months back. Nice little gun IMHO, though some will disagree.

[ZZRguy]

Welcome to the board, there is a lot of good people here. I bought my wife a Glock 26 for Mother's Day and she is also waiting for her permit, and a month has already past since she applied, she can not stand the wait.

[TGO David]

You know, I wonder if the State prints the permits in batches or something. It seems that some folks get them in 30 days and others get them in 5-6 weeks. Maybe turnaround time depends somewhat on what day of the month you submit everything to them.

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

This coming Friday, it will have been 4 weeks since I applied, so hopefully I don't have much longer left.

I truly like everything about this gun, but I've definitely been to other forums where it got trashed pretty badly. So far, so good for mine though.

Both my parents own Glocks, she has a G17 and he has a G19, but neither felt comfortable in my hand. I don't know how to explain it, but it wasn't right for me. The G17 seems to be almost identical to the SW9VE strictly based on appearance and features. I still have plenty to learn though so someday I may decide I need something else. But for now, I'm one happy camper.

[Guest GlocKingTN]

You know, I wonder if the State prints the permits in batches or something. It seems that some folks get them in 30 days and others get them in 5-6 weeks. Maybe turnaround time depends somewhat on what day of the month you submit everything to them.

Im guessing they do it whenever they choose to do it. At their own slow little pace!

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

Im guessing they do it whenever they choose to do it. At their own slow little pace!

Sounds typical of the government. Never in a hurry.

[Branket]

Welcome. I too am waiting for my permit, almost 5 weeks so far. I've joked around about starting a permit waiting support group .

[Guest Phantom6]

Welcome aboard the boards Dixie

[Guest dpeneguy]

Welcome to the Site .. I just got mine in the mail last week it took 32 days

[molonlabetn]

Mine took about a month and a half, as I recall... 4 years ago...

Welcome to the forum!

[Guest TNDixieGirl]

Welcome. I too am waiting for my permit, almost 5 weeks so far. I've joked around about starting a permit waiting support group .

Sign me up

[2000silverz28]

Welcome! I got my permit last week. It took exactly 4 weeks after I got fingerprinted.

[ZZRguy]

My wife got her permit today, it took about five weeks. She thinks she is the stuff . Now when we go some where ( like church ) and there is a gun in the car, I do not have to worry about unloading it, if she has to go somewhere and I do not go with her.

[Guest Voodoo_1]

Welcome Dixie, from down the road in Memphis!