Texas
Concealed
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Technically yes. I suggest you make sure your weapon is unloaded and if possible, placed in your trunk with the magazine removed. Obviously this will not work if you are driving a truck, so place the gun as far away from you as possible. If you are stopped and it becomes necessary, explain to the officer why you have the gun and where you are going. Most officers, depending on your demeanor, will allow you to proceed as long as you are taking the most direct route from your house to the class and/or back home.

No, the Texas Concealed Handgun law does not address long guns.

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Normally, you want to qualify with a semi-automatic, 32 caliber or up. By qualifying with a semi automatic, you can carry either a semi automatic or a revolver, both of any caliber.

Absolutely not. The Texas Concealed Handgun law is not intended to cause the registration of handgun.

Yes. At the present time, all application forms are good regardless of when they were received.

No. There are many people who take the course who have had very little experience with marksmanship. The designed course of fire for qualification is very easy. I do suggest you should have a familiarity with your gun of choice and should fire some practice rounds before attending the class.

The class consists of a curriculum developed by the Texas Department of Public Safety. It consists of certain elements which are addressed during class. These include Dispute Resolution, Force and Deadly Force laws (in my class, these are taught by a prosecuting attorney rather than just a licensed lay instructor), the Texas Concealed Handgun law, gun and range safety, basic marksmanship, and range qualification.

Yes there is a written test, but there is no reason for anybody to not pass. All questions are discussed during class.

After attending the mandatory class and once DPS receives your completed application package, your license is generally issued within 60 days.

The Texas Concealed Handgun law mandates the class has to be a minimum of 10 hours and a maximum of 15 hours. This includes range time.

No, in the event you are waiting to purchase a gun, you may use one of my semi automatics to qualify.

The course of fire is designed by DPS as follows: 20 rounds from the 3 yard line, 20 rounds from the 7 yard line and 10 rounds from the 15 yard line. Each of these are broken up into different phases of timed fire.

Yes. An applicant cannot have a Class C, B or A misdemeanor conviction within the last 5 years of application date, however, 2 convictions for DWI within the last 10 year period is a disqualifying reason.

No. As the course of fire is designed to shoot only five shooters at a time in a succession of relays, your friend and yourself could fire the same weapon at different times on different relays.

Yes, if you are 60 years of age or older when the application is received by DPS, the state fee is $70.00 instead of the usual $140.00. Because of what my class offers, I do not offer a senior citizen discount even though I could qualify for one myself.

Yes, you will need either a Texas Driver's License or a Texas State ID Card. A Texas State ID Card can be obtained at any Texas DPS Driver's License office. For more information regarding the requirements for either, please see the Texas DPS web site.