Yeah, it is - and it's actually $70 to renew. Why should it be any more than for a DL renewal?
Because only 2% of the population have them and texas still has to pay the staff that handles them.
Yeah, it is - and it's actually $70 to renew. Why should it be any more than for a DL renewal?
It was this LEO who started the mess, by sticking his nose into an issue that is none of his business. I bet he gave the DA incomplete or misleading information.Actually, I appreciate a LEO going the "extra mile" to double-check. If the DA's wrong, he'll tell him. If there's something to the DA's stance, wouldn't you rather find out NOW, rather than on a traffic stop???
Because only 2% of the population have them and texas still has to pay the staff that handles them.
Sorry - doesn't fly in my book. Since fewer have 'em, less staff is needed - LOTS less.
Yeah, it is - and it's actually $70 to renew. Why should it be any more than for a DL renewal?
You stopped pursuing a TCLEOSE certification because you had to take a psych evaluation???? The stuff military doctors are looking for and the stuff docs doing TCLEOSE evals are looking for are 2 different animals.I didnt get a Texas CHL for the same reason i stopped persuing a TECLOSE cert. As a vet, that at the time had just gotten out of the military, they wanted me to spend way too much money. They wanted me to pay out of pocket for pysc evals from state shrinks and would not accept the discharge eval the military preformed. But now that the policy is no longer there yes I am looking at getting my Texas as well.
New Hampshire, Minnesota, Vermont and West Virginia are others.
edited to add, further communication from the Deputy, he is busting his A$$ trying to sort this out. Regarding the letter mentioned in the other thread, their issue is that the citizen did not state that he is a resident of Texas.
More to follow....................
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Subject: Texas resident with AZ CHL
If I'm a Texas resident, and I recieve my Arizona CHL, can I carry here in Texas with it? I've read conflicting stories about this. I guess my question is, if I get pulled over and I'm carrying concealed with my AZ CHL, and I produce my TEXAS ID and AZ CHL to the Officer will I be fine? Or do I need an AZ ID to go with it? (This is all without having a Texas CHL)
Thanks
I'm sorry, I'm talking out of my ass. I meant the a renewal class is $50. Completely forgot about the freakin State.
Hell, no harm - no foul. There's SO many different things that go on, sometimes I just figger I should mail my bank account to some governmental agency an' ask 'em ta send back what's left!
You stopped pursuing a TCLEOSE certification because you had to take a psych evaluation???? The stuff military doctors are looking for and the stuff docs doing TCLEOSE evals are looking for are 2 different animals.
Ok, follow up. I just had a long conversation with the Deputy. Real nice guy, and very interested in getting this resolved. He mentioned that he did talk to the Montgomery county DA, and that the DA would accept charges if a Texas resident, possessing a AZ out of state CHL only, were stopped.
He also brought to my attention he conducting further investigation of this.
There also seems to be issues with those that can hold CHLs in Texas regarding child support payments, college tuition loans and other items that AZ does not check on, which may make the license invalid.
I am interested in how this effects my own FL CHL, and others.
We are exchanging emails, and he is going to keep me posted as to what his investigation finds out further.
Really?? $50 is stupid-high every five years? Says the guy who owns more 1911's than God himself. Thats funny.
I think the majority of states are eventually going to do what Utah has done. In order to get a Utah non-resident CWP you have to have a valid chl from the state you reside in.
Why wouldn't a Texas resident want to get a Texas CHL anyway, and just get a non-resident somwhere else to supplement it?
Because only 2% of the population have them and texas still has to pay the staff that handles them.
That just screws over people that live in crappy states like California, though. It also screws the issuing states out of revenue. I don't see any reason to do it.