Concealed Handgun Class
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Information about Texas Concealed Handgun License Training
The Texas Concealed Handgun Law passed the Legislature, was signed by Governor George W. Bush in 1995, and is administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The license costs $175 except for various discounts to particular groups (ie: Seniors, Military, etc.), it is valid for between four and five years expiring on your birthday. (private classes)
Renewal licenses costs $85 and are valid for five years (with discounts to those groups), subsequent licenses renew every 10 years.
We can provide all the forms you need or you can apply to the Department of Public Safety for an application package online athttp://www.txdps.state.tx.us
Applicants must meet the following qualifications: be 21 years of age or older (18 for active military and veterans); pass a criminal record check - not convicted of, or currently charged with, a felony or with a Class A or B misdemeanor in last five years; not a fugitive from justice; not chemically dependent or of unsound mind - be capable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun; not delinquent in paying child support, taxes; not currently under a spousal protective or restraining order; qualified under the Brady Law law to buy a handgun; and pass the required training course.
Even with a concealed handgun license, license holders may not carry in certain places. These include the premises or buses of schools or educational institutes; polling places; courtrooms or court offices; racetracks; secured areas of airports; correctional facilities; within one thousand feet of a place of execution on execution day; businesses that derive 51 percent or more of their revenue from the sale of alcohol for on-premises consumption; at high-school, collegiate or professional sporting events. Provided they are properly signed, hospitals, nursing homes, amusement parks, churches or places of worship, meetings of governmental entities, and private businesses. Premises do not include parking areas or driveways. It is illegal to carry while intoxicated or even under the influence of alcohol.
Texas requires applicants for a concealed handgun license to pass a training course taught by a Texas DPS Certified CHL Instructor before the license is issued. This course takes between 10 and 15 hours and covers the following:
Safe handling and storage of firearms with particular regard for child safety
Basic handgun operation and marksmanship
Non-violent dispute resolution
Texas concealed handgun law
Use of deadly force
A written test containing 50 multiple choice and true-or-false questions
A 50-round shooting test with a semi-automatic or revolver of minimum .32 caliber. Applicants who qualify with a semi-auto may carry either action but those who qualify with a revolver may only carry a revolver.
LIMITATIONS CLAUSE
"...a man's gotta know his limitations" Clint
Texas Penal Code holds CHL Instructors exempt, with certain limitations, from lawsuits for teaching the criteria established by the TX Legislature, to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun. Students will be required to sign a waiver/release to acknowledge this and to release the CHL Instructor from any litigation by them, their spouses, children, friends, etc., or anyone else on their behalf, this is an "umbrella release" covering every aspect of the student's learning, failing to learn or understand any part of the CHL lesson plan whether presented in its entirety or fragmented. It is the students' responsibility to obtain through their own efforts every piece of available material necessary for them to fully understand or to comply with all of Texas' requirements.
For your convenience, we teach the course over a period of 10 hours minimum, we'll break it up into 3- three hour evening classes, and a later one hour class for gun range qualification; typically Mon + Wed + Fri or any combination of 3 weekdays.
The course costs $175 for the private class and includes a trip to the Gun Range. All you need to bring to that class is an unloaded handgun, 50 rounds of ammunition, and eye/ear protection, or rent a gun from us for $15.00.
Discounts are: $25 each person of a married couple, $25 each person in a group of 3+, or $50 each for a group of 6+.
Students will pay for passport photos, currently $7.95(+-) at Walgreens and Walmart, then for prints at the TX DPS recommended digital fingerprinting station (cost $10).
Courses are held as needed rather than on a regular schedule, please call me at (713) 367-5117, or email me
(stchls.1@gmail.com) to arrange for a class.
Classes are normally held at your home or place of business, or we can meet at a midpoint somewhere else.
On successful completion of the course, you will receive a form (CHL 100) to accompany your application.
A renewal course takes about half-a-day and costs $85.
NOTE: Texas Law allows for up to 15 hours of class time, but a minimum of 10; Please don't ask for less!
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A regular New License is $125.00 + Range fee (paid to the range)
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Deposits are $65.00, and the dates or hours may be changed to your convenience; please leave Sundays out.
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