Should you renew your LTC?

[Higgins909]

I just remembered that both my DL and LTC are expiring very soon. Not sure if I need or want to renew my LTC since they made it permitless carry. I don't know if there are benefits to having it still. I kinda thought it used to make the buying process go way faster on the background check when purchasing a firearm but I don't know for sure. I'm also not sure if I have to retake a course to renew.

Thanks,
Higgins909

 

[Bozz10mm]

I just submitted my renewal about 10 days ago. It does have some advantages. For one, you can bypass background checks when purchasing a firearm. I think there are also places you can carry that you can't carry without a permit. Police have been known to be more lenient in traffic stops to LTC holders, at least anecdotally.

No, you are not required to take a course again or submit finger prints. Just go on line, fill out the request and pay. If you need any additional documentation, they will tell you. Go to this website and log in under returning user. https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/ltc/

 

[V-Tach]

Don't let it lapse.....for all the above reasons..........

 

[Bozz10mm]

I just checked the status of my renewal. Pending print, so I should have it about next Wednesday. It takes a little over two weeks, so get started now.

 

[mmcbeat]

I renewed mine for the reasons mentioned above plus reciprocity with other states.

 

[Darkpriest667]

It's gotten me out of 3 speeding tickets, including one RIGHT AFTER LEAVING A TGT REUNION IN 2021.

So it's paid for every renewal for the rest of my life already.

 

[Fishkiller]

For all the reasons already stated, plus there are places you can carry with a LTC that you cannot without.

 

[Byrd666]

Yes, renew. See above. Add to them, it can act as a second, third, etc. government issued I.D.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Renew if for no other reasons than the defenses to prosecution it offers and reciprocity.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

If you have to ask....

 

[Riksors]

Yes

 

[Grumps21]

Renew. The hard work is done, so it’s just a matter of writing a check. Btw, my FFL knocks $5 off a transfer if you have LTC. Others might do that too.

 

[BRD@66]

Yes

^this.

 

[striker55]

I didn't have my glasses on and was picking up a TV I purchased at Best Buy. I got out my ID didn't realize it was my CHL (a few years ago) girl said she never saw one of those.

 

[WhiteLightning]

Absolutely! Mine took 2 weeks.

 

[CavCop]

It is also State issued ID you can use for things like Voting.

 

[Higgins909]

Well, its in the process of being renewed. Hopefully I don't have to submit any paperwork. Did it all online. Confused about the price. Not sure if it was $82.95 or $42.95. Now I've got to get my drivers license done. Looks like I'm going to have to get a colonoscopy by the DMV again to prove who I am though. Seems I can't renew it online because I've never renewed it before.

 

[BBL]

Well, its in the process of being renewed. Hopefully I don't have to submit any paperwork. Did it all online. Confused about the price. Not sure if it was $82.95 or $42.95. Now I've got to get my drivers license done. Looks like I'm going to have to get a colonoscopy by the DMV again to prove who I am though. Seems I can't renew it online because I've never renewed it before.

Glad you renewed, it really is just a few clicks away. No course, no quiz, no qualification.
Yes, the benefit list is long but the best one, IMO, is that you don't have to disarm every time you see a dumazz gunbuster sign in fear of going to jail.
Btw, your DL will be renewed by the DPS, not DMV. That one is for vehicles. And those people truly are lazy and stupid. Hence all the DMV jokes.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Honestly, it's easier to renew an LTC than a driver's license sometimes.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Looks like I'm going to have to get a colonoscopy by the DMV again to prove who I am though. Seems I can't renew it online because I've never renewed it before.

All you need is your birth certificate. A certified copy.