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Charles, We should make an effort to arrive at a correct common answer to this: You wrote: "A NICS-exempt CHL is just that. The holder does not undergo a Brady check when buying a firearm from an FFL. Their name is not stored in a database." 1. Texas DPS maintains a database of every valid...

Dear Chas., Not trying to be inflammatory, but also don't want to be complacent as government massages our "rights" into privileges and permissions. "government-issued permission slip, . . . entry into criminal-database lists, taxes called "fees," . . . expiration dates on y...

Dear Purplehood, I've written books on Arizona, California, Florida, Texas and Virginia, plus two unabridged national guides (Gun Laws of America (federal law) and Supreme Court Gun Cases. Obviously I can't move to every place I write about. Finished the book on Texas back in 1995, when CHL first pa...

I live in Arizona where we have always had open carry, and it is a mixed blessing. Before we had concealed carry (1994) open carry was the only option (ever since statehood in 1912), and it is off-putting to say the least in many situations, a deterrent on the right to keep and bear. You must be con...