Not surprised, LTC permits drop a lot after permitless carry goes into effect

[DougC]

From the Bearing Arms blog some stats on the drop in permits. As the article says out I am one to keep getting it renewed for travel to other states.

 

[Axxe55]

Not surprised in the least. Some people just won't pay to exercise their rights, and having to pay for a permit is exactly that, paying for a privilege, rather than exercising a God-given right to defend yourself or your loved ones.

 

[Moonpie]

Texas carry applications plunge after permitless carry takes effect

bearingarms.com

 

[Sasquatch]

This is just one thing that needs fixing with the permitless carry law - doing away with the other restrictions on location also needs fixed. Its a bullshit second-class citizen type system for those who elect not to pay the king his dues to exercise a right.

if you’re lawfully carrying without a permit and you have a blood alcohol content above 0.01%, you can face arrest. If you have a valid carry license, however, you’re not considered intoxicated unless your BAC is 0.08 or more.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Not surprised, LTC permits drop a lot after permitless carry goes into effect

From the Bearing Arms blog some stats on the drop in permits. As the article says out I am one to keep getting it renewed for travel to other states.

www.texasguntalk.com

 

[DoubleDuty]

Yep renewing every 5 years for me till death does me part

 

[retrieverman]

Yep renewing every 5 years for me till death does me part

Me too. I just did my umpteenth renewal since getting my CHL in 1996.

 

[PopPop]

I'll keep mine up to date as well. No reason not to in my mind.

 

[alwho421]

the drop in carry permits prove you can't fix stupid and they will do stupid when given that option.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I'll keep renewing mine. I like not having to submit to a background check when purchasing a firearm from an FFL.

 

[sixtysixFox]

Interesting, my LA CHL is still valid through the end of this year but I'll be moving from TX in July...hopefully to somewhere who is just as 2nd amendment friendly as this place.

 

[MTA]

Not waiting around for a background check to clear + reciprocity is worth renewing

 

[Aus_Schwaben]

The time I have saved by having the LTC more than makes up for the time and cost of maintaining it. The only place it does not save time is at the BX. I have been told that is because the base commander decided the local BX can't accept the LTC in place of the call. Does anyone know if that is true or not?

 

[Sasquatch]

the drop in carry permits prove you can't fix stupid and they will do stupid when given that option.

How is someone availing themselves of their right to carry without the government permission slip "stupid" - there are a couple neat perks to the carry permit - the lack of BGC submission, carrying in a few more places, and reciprocity with some states - but it is somehow "stupid" for those who don't choose to get the permit?

 

[Sasquatch]

For fucks sake STFU

Guessing that since you didn't direct quote me on that, you're intending that for the author I quoted? I went back and re-read the text of the bill as passed and I don't see the word "intoxicated" "inebriated" "drunk" or any synonyms in the bill - though the word "alcohol" appears about a dozen times in relation to premises that serve alcohol.

I dunno where the author of said article came up with that figure - 46.02 talks about carrying while intoxicated but it seems to be talking about license holders, not permitless carry. There is also no BAC standard I could find listed in that statute.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

The time I have saved by having the LTC more than makes up for the time and cost of maintaining it. The only place it does not save time is at the BX. I have been told that is because the base commander decided the local BX can't accept the LTC in place of the call. Does anyone know if that is true or not?

Randolph AFB and Ft Hood do not accept it either. It’s an AAFES thing

 

[studenygreg]

I'm keeping mine.

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[Younggun]

Renewed last month.


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[kenboyles72]

Mine is up for renewal this year and I will renew it. Now, I don't really think of it as a fee to exercise my rights, it's a small fee to bypass background checks and other perks that places offer for those that have one.

 

[gll]

I'll keep renewing too, but mostly because I already have the LTC... I've really liked using it for purchases over the past 5 or 6 years, but all things considered, I probably won't be purchasing as many guns in the future.

I think that if I didn't already have the LTC, I wouldn't bother getting it.