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57Coastie wrote:

WildBill wrote:

57Coastie wrote:Could someone share with me the DPS rationalization for having the bifurcated CHL rule? While I own and occasionally have carried a SA, my preference for routine everyday carrying is one of my several revolvers, depending mostly on my attire at the time. Jim

I believe that the rational is that a SA is mechanically more complicated to operate than a revolver. They assume if you have the skills to operate a SA then you can also operate a revolver, but not vice-versa.

Tks, Bill, but..."more complicated to operate"? I guess that is a subjective matter.

BTW, a good buddy sent me a PM to tell me that this regime was not instituted by the DPS, but rather by the legislature. I have never expected the legislature to have a rationale for its enactments.

Jim

The SA can have a manual safety, grip safety, mag release button, slide lock/release lever. The revolver has only a cylinder release and trigger to operate. I am not saying I agree with the rule, but I have observed many people struggle to figure out how to operate a SA handgun. I have seen people load a magazine with the bullets facing the wrong way as well as trying to insert the magazine backwards. I have never seen this happen with a person using a revolver.

I have no comment on the legislature.

57Coastie wrote:Could someone share with me the DPS rationalization for having the bifurcated CHL rule? While I own and occasionally have carried a SA, my preference for routine everyday carrying is one of my several revolvers, depending mostly on my attire at the time. Jim

I believe that the rational is that a SA is mechanically more complicated to operate than a revolver. They assume if you have the skills to operate a SA then you can also operate a revolver, but not vice-versa.