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Skiprr wrote:

ITRY2FLY wrote:I'm the kind of person that Snopes checks just about every rumor or internet fad I come across. It's just too much fun to have factual information when speaking :)

And you believe Snopes irrecoverably why?

I don't, and didn't say I believe Snopes to be an end-all source. Same with Wikipedia.

They do seem to be a bit more trustworthy as far as determining the source of rumors and misinformation, but like anything else on the internet you have to take it with a grain of salt and move on.

Crossfire wrote:

ghostrider wrote:

He said that it doesn't matter because in Texas you are not allowed to carry extra magazines in concealed carry, only what is in the gun.

where does stuff like this come from?

That's a great question! Who knows?!

I had a student this past Saturday who told me that he KNOWS for a fact that the "traveling law" says he can carry a gun across a county line, but cannot carry it back unless he spends the night in said county. Ummmm, WHAT?

I don't think I ever did convince him what the law really says, because he used to be a deputy sheriff back in the day, and what do I know anyway...

I think there are some folks out there who really believe 2 half-truths equal 1 whole fact. Sometimes it seems that the longer incorrect information or rumor stagnates in someones grey matter the more it solidifies into their own 'fact', and there is not much moving them off that stance short of an often embarrassing cited factual reference. I'm the kind of person that Snopes checks just about every rumor or internet fad I come across. It's just too much fun to have factual information when speaking :)

Thanks for the quick replies guys! This sounded a bit fishy, and I'm a firm believer in knowing FACTS before jumping to a false conclusion.
I sincerely hope that his instructor is not actually teaching this, as this completely goes against what I have been taught about 'Two is one, and one is none', and the advantages of carrying extra mag(s). I really should find out if this instructor is teaching this as a matter of practice or if this was just a misunderstanding. Thinking this may be the former since he mentioned the instructor explained this as "...(someone) having extra magazines could be interpreted as possibly using or desiring to use excessive force if involved in a shooting....". This sounds like a case of teaching improper information with potentially lethal consequences for those who may have otherwise desired to carry an extra mag or two who are now afraid to because of what was said or implied in this CHL course.

Hi all, I recently took a CHL course in N Texas and I am still waiting on my card. I was discussing IWB holsters with a coworker and mentioned about mag holders. He said that it doesn't matter because in Texas you are not allowed to carry extra magazines in concealed carry, only what is in the gun.
This was apparently told to him by his CHL instructor in his class. The research I have done does not mention anything about carrying extra mags, and this is the first I've heard anything like this. I contacted TEXAS DPS and they will not answer the question, just a canned response to contact a lawyer. Is this something that was once on the books and removed? Or is this possibly just a misunderstanding by his CHL instructor of the Texas laws.

Thanks in advance,
Chris