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On a serious note...Has anything changed/added as far as what they consider to be an "invalid" license??? Definition of??? If you submit a CR-70 or 71 to change your name, address, classification (NSA to SA) etc. once you get the new license, return the now-invalid one. They don't want yo...

I agree with her that maybe now is a good time to step back, take a breath, and look for other venues she can contribute to... I'm thinking U.S. Congress...Give her a chance to explore that with less distractions...And we might benefit once again from her passionate view on 2A... Jeez. After all sh...

An interesting point, of course, is that schools can already prohibit students and employees from bringing a firearm onto campus, including parking areas, simply by writing policies to that end. Conversely, any school that wanted to could write a policy permitting concealed carry, etc, on premises. ...

The Texas Concealed Handgun Association http://www.txchia.org/ has had several workshops on legal aspects of a post-shooting situation at our annual meetings. We are in the process of looking at a program that would provide licensees with a legal services contract covering attorney fees up to and in...

[quote="CaptDave"]There are some exceptions, notably the "castle doctrine" which relates to the physical inside of your home. In a nutshell: there is no legal requirement to retreat once inside your own home.[quote] Careful. Read the law quote in Rick's post. There is no legal re...

Picky, picky, picky.

Letting a child have access to an unloaded firearm is not against Texas criminal law. But you're way out on a limb as far as civil law is concerned.

The vagueness of the travelling exemption was one of the better arguments on our side while trying to pass CHL. Regardless of the definition we get, you still have to prove that you're meeting it. That gets much more difficult if you get caught in Austin or Houston. My advice for travelers is get a ...

HB 318, by Hupp again, does away with the requirement that DPS tell anyone who submits a written query whether you are licensed. It was proposed last sessionand failed to pass.

HB 362, by Talton, would require that anyone accepting a driver's license as ID must accept a Texas CHL for the same purpose.

Largely symbolic, given that the Texas CHL isn't valid without a Texas DL or ID.

SB 173, by Harris, criminalizes possession of any firearm, including a legally concealed handgun, in school parking lots.

<Blush> Aw shucks.

For the fourth legislative year I'm keeping track of firearm-related legislation filed at http://www.txchia.org/legistex05.htm. I've also archived the bills from the last three sessions.

What we really need, of course, is national reciprocity and a uniform set of concealed carry rules. I remember when I first started driving the rules in each state were different. I.e. some states allowed right turn on red, some didn't; the traffic control signs were different; etc. Then Congress ca...

Glenn, the TSRA is working on convincing government types to take down these signs. Contact info is at http://www.tsra.com/office.htm.

It helps if you can send complete information including photos of the signs, who you've talked to, etc.

My warm weather Sunday-go-to-meeting carry (Docker's and a button shirt) is a S&W 642 in a Smartcarry. Hydrashoks. I'm still working on how to carry a reload that works for me. Speedloader is just too bulky. Bianchi's SpeedStrip is an alternative. It's a flat strip of rubber with holes that hol...