I've been waiting for 9 months...sent my paper work in on January 10th. I messaged my senator last week, and never heard anything back until today when a very nice trooper called me saying they pushed my permit through and would be mailing it out Monday. Apparently messaging my Senator worked. I have a misdemeanor OWI from a few years back, so I knew it was going to take a while, but I never would have guessed 9 months. I've previously had a permit in the past, but it had expired and I never renewed it. I'm just glad to finally get it again.