So if two EMTs come to Texas to spend time with their grandchildren for the summer, they can't pick up part time work as EMTs in Texas unless they get Texas licenses. Now some people are using that example to argue they shouldn't be able to carry their concealed handguns in Texas without Texas licenses?JP171 wrote:I agree with the sponsor of the bill that some Texans are in fact using the ambiguity of the law to circumvent the reasonable requirement of Texans to be licensed in Texas. In the world of Emergency Medical Services, Air conditioning and Electricians you have the ability to use the reciprocity clause to obtain a Texas License, not to ignore the requirement to obtain a Texas License. The reality is that all EMT's A/C contractors and Electricians cannot perform the duties attendant to the pertinent Job description unless you have a Texas License period, there is no grace period, no allowance for you to practice under your license from another state, there is however a description of the punishment for violation of the requirement.
What if their daughter is a single mother and came to Texas for work? Suppose she was busy with the new job and caring for her children and didn't make the time to take a CHL class. So now she shouldn't be allowed to carry a handgun to defend herself and the children either.
Wow!