OK, I missed the fact your spouse is active military. That means you are military family and you can keep the OK residency even after you have left the military due to her active status and assigned station in Texas,jaystekan wrote:Thank you everyone for your help. I was able to purchase a P239 yesterday using my CHL and my passport at a reputable dealer here in Texas.
I have spoken with 3 seperate CHL instructors that teach mostly military, I have spoken to a local police officer and I spoke with 2 State Troopers, all of which told me that military service members and their immediate families are exempt from the 30 day rule of obtaining a Texas license. When applying for my CHL I called DPS and explained my situation. I originally applied for a non-resident license, using my OK address. The DPS technicians themselves changed my address on my CHL from OK that I had put on my application, to TX, which is the address on my handgun license.
In the end, all is well, I have my handgun license, I was able to purchase a handgun here in Texas, and I am 100% legal in not obtaining my Texas license, as long as my wife is stationed here.
Thank you everyone for your assistance!
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- Sun Dec 27, 2015 1:54 pm
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- Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Re: Gun purchase using CHL only, without a license?
If you continued to maintain residency in Oklahoma, and your DL is from there, then your CHL should have your address that matches your residency which would be Oklahoma since you are no longer in the military. If the addresses don't match, then you need to get it changed or you are in violation of the law.
In that case, because you have an Oklahoma residency you can purchase a handgun in Texas with your CHL only, but the dealer would have to send it to an FFL in Oklahoma for you to pick up there.
In that case, because you have an Oklahoma residency you can purchase a handgun in Texas with your CHL only, but the dealer would have to send it to an FFL in Oklahoma for you to pick up there.