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Mon May 16, 2016 3:42 pm
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:54 pm
Crime Statistics: CHL v. General Population
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:22 pm
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CHLs have proven themselves to be responsible and law-abiding and the public deserves to know that the unscrupulous scare tactics used by opponents...
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2015 Crime Stats have been published by DPS:
Charles Cotton's analysis of the 2015 Crime Stats:
Thanks to all of my fellow LTC/CHL holders for...
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Last post by bblhd672
Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:14 am
Window
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TxBlonde »
Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:51 pm
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& 30.06 signs. Does it count if the sign is on a window of a bussiness?
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Nasr Jewelry was actually involve in two shooting at another location, so their feelings on personal guns a clear. The other Jewelry store actaully...
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Last post by TxFire
Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:52 pm
BAD CONDUCT DISCHARGE
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by
gunny »
Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:35 am
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Hello all,
I have recently found this forum and am interested in getting a CHL but have never pursued it. The reason for this is I was discharged...
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+1 best you are going to get. Sit back and listen to someone that really knows how to shoot and makes concealed carry a real part of his everyday...
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Last post by jbirds1210
Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:15 pm
Anyone Ever Use CHL-Texas to Renew or Get Their License?
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Braden »
Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:24 pm
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I'm signed up for a renewal class next weekend at CHL Texas in Austin (). I'm just wondering if anyone has ever taken a class there and what they...
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I have taken Mr. Bransford's class on a couple of occasions. He is a good instructor who seems to know what he's talking about. Overall I enjoyed the...
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Last post by ih8h8ers
Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:23 pm
Dogs etc
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by
MrDrummy »
Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:53 am
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I looked for this topic elsewhere, but couldn't find much discussion on it, and would like some of y'alls input.
I go on nightly walks with the...
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Hehehe....I can just imagine the look on the dog's face. He's a snarling, growling, foaming fury of teeth and hair and then all of the sudden......
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Last post by Braden
Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:04 am
Placing gun somewhere in the car while driving
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by
Russell »
Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:50 am
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Let's say I'm on a nice trip and decide that having my handgun on me while driving is uncomfortable. Am I legal to take it off of me and conceal it...
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I'm thinking there is a way you can change the way the doors lock. I'd look in the manual or give the dealership a call. There are alot of little...
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Last post by RedRaider
Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:08 am
Article about Katrina and Houston's crime rate
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KBCraig »
Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:53 pm
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Katrina Victims Blamed for Houston Crime
Aug 14 2:02 PM US/Eastern
By PAUL J. WEBER
Associated Press Writer
HOUSTON
A letter to inmate No. 1352951...
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This is why I carry.
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Last post by Venus Pax
Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:12 pm
Another's personal property
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kauboy »
Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:40 pm
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I have a quick question for you CHL folks (I don't have mine yet so I'm not included :sad: ).
If you are carrying, and you go to a friends house who...
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Thanks for that referrence BobCat. Your thread helped alot. I guess I should have searched first :oops:
Thanks again guys, this has helped.
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Last post by kauboy
Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:41 pm
A technical question
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Venus Pax »
Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:39 pm
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Okay, I've got concealment issues.
When I carry, I carry IWB at anywhere from 12 o'clock to 2 o'clock. I usually wear an untucked shirt. The problem...
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That Bersa should be fairly easy to conceal. Not sure if Galco makes one for it or not, but their line of deep concealment holsters are excellent at...
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Last post by age_ranger
Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:48 pm
Saw 51% sign on pizza place in Greenspoint Mall
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Boma »
Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:02 pm
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No signs on the food court entrance, but I saw the 51% sign posted on the wall of the pizza place. I guess it just means I can't go behind their...
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Ok, so we now know you are a true blonde. :lol:
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Last post by HighVelocity
Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:48 am
Alabama now on board
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by
DaveT »
Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:19 pm
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Texas and Alabama have signed a Reciprocity agreement.
You can find all the answers you are seeking about CCW laws at Handgunlaw.us
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Great...
'bout time we covered that little speedbump! hehehe
Has anyone updated our little map/chart in the other thread???
Somebody had the...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:03 am
Authority of National Guard?
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by
pfgrone »
Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:34 pm
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Dropped my wife off at the airport this weekend and thought about one state that had called the national guard out to protect airports right after...
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No, they are not commissioned Peace Officers. A commissioned peace officer has completed the TCLEOSE required training and been hired and sworn in by...
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Last post by txinvestigator
Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:02 pm
carry in church now ?
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sjones »
Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:44 am
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I've been out of texas for the last couple of years,have they changed the law,that you can carry in church now?thanks sj
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To whom are you directing your post?
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Last post by txinvestigator
Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:48 pm
Gander Mountain - Sherman
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by
Commander »
Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:51 pm
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I was in Gander Mountain in Sherman today. As I entered the store I encountered the following sign: All Firearms and Bows must be checked at the...
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FWIW, I go to GM in Sherman on a frequent basis. There is no 30.06 sign. The check firearms at counter sign is for the ppeople bringing in trades or...
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Last post by racer32
Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:57 pm
Your own land
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Russell »
Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:18 pm
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I don't think I remember the answer to this one, however, I know that on your own land/property you can openly carry. However, you cannot give...
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My friend's family has about 200 acres in Columbus (near Hatterman Ln) and we open carry and shoot all day long. One of the main reasons for carrying...
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Last post by Rugrash
Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:24 am
Preemption and public housing
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KBCraig »
Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:31 am
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In an about the Housing Authority of Texarkana Texas (HATT), the Texarkana Gazette reported that All firearms are banned from public housing...
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Other cities like Chicago have imposed similar rules on pubic housing projects..Not that it really deters the criminals from keeping them and using...
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Last post by Madsmiley
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:25 pm
Lake O' the Pines question
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BlakeTyner »
Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:18 pm
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Hey all,
A buddy of mine and I are planning to camp at Lake o' the Pines this weekend, so of course I wanted to be in the clear when it came to my...
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More importantly, if he encounters a CHL who is carrying legally by state law, but against a federal agency's rules, with what violation of Texas law...
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Last post by KBCraig
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:19 pm
Longview Home Burglary
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Piney »
Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:00 pm
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I realize this isnt a CHL related event. I've had a few folks ask me about info on a recent event in Longview. I thought I'd post the initial news...
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Yes, it was edited by someone. No big deal.
Have a great weekend, and Thank You for your posts.
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Last post by flintknapper
Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:36 pm
Just out of curiosity...
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Russell »
Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:40 am
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Who here uses their CHL as their main form of identification? Such as if a clerk asks to see your ID for a credit card transaction.
I am still on...
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Good point about Freeze I'd never really thought about it. I was going to go with the staring down the barrel and hope they didn't make me pull the...
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Last post by 1TallTXn
Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:10 pm
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Last post by mec
Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:16 am
Note for Dallas gangstas
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KBCraig »
Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:28 am
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We should expect neon paint and reflective tape to become a style statement amongst Dallas gangstas and other criminals.
Hey, that's the route I...
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:mad: The city gov is in a pretty sad condition.
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Last post by Paladin
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:59 am
30.06 and outside carry?
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Hickeroar »
Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:21 am
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I know some malls have 30.06 signs posted at every entrance to the parking lot. Is it illegal to bring your gun into the parking lot and keep it in...
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The can restict CHL holders only with the 30.06. By manner I meant they can restrict you from driving Fords onto their property, or coming onto the...
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Last post by txinvestigator
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:59 am
Houston Museum of Natural History
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bauerdj »
Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:53 pm
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Anyone know if this is posted? I am going there tonight.
Dave B.
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The folks at the Spaghetti Factory sound like they're my kind of people.
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Last post by nuparadigm
Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:33 pm
Which Houston hosptals are NOT posted?
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Venus Pax »
Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:17 am
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Going to a doctor's office in a professional building in Baytown, I was irritated to have to turn back and put my CCW in my vehicle. I understand...
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Most of the hospitals in the Texas Medical Center are not properly posted. Ben Taub and St. Luke's are unposted. Methodist and Memorial Hermann are...
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Last post by hirundo82
Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:30 am
Drive to Austin for CHL?
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SW40VE »
Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:01 pm
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A buddy of mine told me you can drive to Austin and be issued your CHL on the spot. Is there any truth to this?
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It is absolutely amazing the ability some people have lifting difficult prints. I am not a skeptic of fingerprinting....I have been lucky a time or...
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Last post by jbirds1210
Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:04 pm
Non-Resident CHL
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by
rmeron »
Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:31 am
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How does a person obtain a Non-Resident CHL?
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The Texas ID requirement is a glitch in the statute that I hope will be fixed. To be candid however, it's a low priority issue and I'm not sure when...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:48 pm
Hobby Airport
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progun47 »
Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:52 am
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I have to take my daughter to catch a plane at Hobby this afternoon. Am I correct that i can carry in anypart of the airport except the boarding...
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Be advised that Hobby does have the GunBusters (red slash) sign on the doors to the terminal but you can carry inside the terminal if you stay...
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Last post by oilman
Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:48 pm
Inapproriate 51% signs
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Liberty »
Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:40 am
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I was returning home from a road trip with my beloved and we stopped at a restraunt to in Beaumont. We had stopped there before and the food was god...
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The 30.06 sign can be posted at any establishment so that is not the impropriety. Most are improper because they don't meet the exacting...
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Last post by kauboy
Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:19 pm
Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite Texas
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doejohn »
Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:20 am
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I'm going tonight. I'm guessing I can't carry there. Professional sport?
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When I was a kid visiting my grandparents house there in Garland/Mesquite...
I used to open the window on Saturday nights listening to the roar of...
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Last post by stevie_d_64
Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:56 pm
61.11?
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Russell »
Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:48 pm
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I just went to a gas station and saw a sign on the window that said:
It is a felony to carry weapons into a place that serves, consumes, or sells...
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Yeah, I re-read it 4 times before I left the place, and it never had the word unlicensed in there.
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Last post by Russell
Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:49 am
Born out of the country?
by
JohnKSa »
Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:39 pm
If so, you should consider including some documentation of your citizenship status.
According to the letter DPS sent me, the following things are...
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Last post by JohnKSa
Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:39 pm
Nokia Theater
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Steve #1 »
Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:27 am
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Does anybody know if the NOKIA theater is posted, of if they post depending on the event?
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Yes, I see those signs and think thank goodness I don't carry a Beretta!!
:)
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Last post by txaggie
Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:29 pm
On my 3rd day of carrying, some thoughts
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Russell »
Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:22 am
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This, I guess you can say review , is for the new people like me that just got, or are getting their license. Just some thoughts on what it's like to...
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I carry a Kahr in an Uncle Mike's pocket hoster. It does print a little so I cut a check book holder in half and put it in the holster which does...
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Last post by pastor1
Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:04 am
Carrying at a KKK Rally..
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Aric »
Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:10 pm
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Now that I got you attention.. I am not planning on going to the rally. But they are having one in Amarillo on Saturday, Aug 5. In the paper today it...
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Well I had to work so I didnt go. But according to pictures on the Amarillo globe news website(amarillo.com). The police were out in force but it...
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Last post by Aric
Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:53 am
Ya can't make this stuff up
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jbirds1210 »
Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:51 pm
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I found this taping of a radio morning show on GlockTalk.....apparently a fellow runs a light and hits a car full of elderly ladies....I bet it is a...
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:smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5:
JLaw
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Last post by JLaw
Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:38 pm
Does 30.06 trump 46.15 [b] (3), or vice-versa?
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by Renegade » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:23 pm
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Remember this one?
Time for a new one.
If while driving and carrying under CHL, and you are about to enter a parking lot posted 30.06, are you...
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Thanks for that answer Charles.
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Last post by txinvestigator
Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:07 pm
Going on 90 days, uh oh!
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AC »
Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:57 pm
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(c) Failure of the department to issue or deny a license for a period
of more than 30 days after the department is required to act under
Subsection...
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Now they are requesting certified copies of the disposition of past arrests. Does that mean the 60 days starts over again?
It has already been...
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Last post by AC
Sat Aug 05, 2006 9:04 am
Interesting Texas gun law question from Kim du Toit's blog
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by
Andiceman »
Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:48 am
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If you're interested, here's the link to the post, with a heap of comments.
I'm adding a comment to Kim's thread letting him know that I'm...
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from the thread.
Quite a few people have wondered about the advisability of allowing a felon to own guns; or whether there should be some kind of...
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Last post by txinvestigator
Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:35 am
Police say teen just wanted to kill
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kw5kw »
Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:37 pm
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Teen just wanted to kill, police say
Frisco youth admits serial-killer fascination; original suspect cleared
09:30 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 2,...
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My sister doesn't live to far from Frisco. I printed out the article for when the subject comes up.
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Last post by Venus Pax
Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:36 am
How would you respond?
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by
Commander »
Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:19 am
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Saturday, I met my two brothers in Greenville to visit our mother in the Hospital. We had lunch together and then rode in Brother #2's car to the...
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As it is said, God helps those that help themselves.
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Last post by sparx
Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:14 pm
Carrying at work off the clock
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Russell »
Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:18 am
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I can't remember the answer to this one, but if my workplace has rules against firearms being carried by workers, can I carry there when I am off the...
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Here's my take. Unless it's a fully complaint 30.06 location or they've verbally informed you, you are not in violation of the law .
However, some...
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Last post by Corona
Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:21 pm
Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in their homes
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nitrogen »
Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:14 am
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Someone I know off of Livejournal has been traveling the country, taking pictures of gun owners for a coffee table type book:
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take a good look at his page and you'll find that Kyle's already been to our Great Republic of Texas.
Ah, we missed him.
Maybe, if we can get...
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Last post by kw5kw
Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:11 pm
Taser? Where can we carry it?
Replies: 24
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Boma »
Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:51 pm
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Can we carry it anywhere except courthouses, hospitals, etc? Can my gf have one for her dormroom?
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My CHL instructor sold me a stun gun for $25. It's not very high-powered, but he said it would do the trick.
His 100,000 watt models were $50. Those...
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Last post by Venus Pax
Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:16 pm
Legal definition of "professional sporting event"
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by
G36Packer »
Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:14 pm
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I always thought race track meant any kind of race track, i.e. car, horse, dog, etc. Then I read the legal definition of race track was a horse or...
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I would think, since many spectators are drunk, it would qualify under the 51% rule.
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Last post by Venus Pax
Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:05 pm
Places you cannot carry?
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Russell »
Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:29 pm
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So, is this the full list of places you can't carry? Did I miss anything? I'm actually printing them off in super-small font and putting it in my...
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Good idea.
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Last post by Venus Pax
Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:57 pm
work related gun policies..what would you do?
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by
mrvmax »
Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:20 pm
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I work for a chemical company(company B). This company owns two units that they bought from another company (companyA) (these units are within the...
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Thanks for the replies guys
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Last post by mrvmax
Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:07 am
Taco Cabana In Spring Posted 30.06
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by
dws1117 »
Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:33 pm
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This is the on the north bound feeder near Louetta in Spring.
The wife and I tried to go for lunch. As we were walking in, right there clear as a...
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The Taco Cabana on Mason Rd in Katy does not have the 30.06 sign. The only sign I saw was the Unlic poss sign which I believe is standard for any...
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Last post by Houston1944
Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:36 am
family gun issue (long)
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Venus Pax »
Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:21 pm
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I’ve got a strange problem.
A few weeks ago, I went to visit my (step) sister, who just had a baby. I went with my mother and step-father, who...
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venus - I think is has been stated here very well..
RESPECT and EDUCATION.
Respect their decision and they will grow to respect yours through...
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Last post by TC-TX
Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:04 pm
Knife vs gun when it's all you've got.
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HighVelocity »
Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:57 pm
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If you know how to use the knife and the BG doesn't know how to use the gun...
Slash type injuries with a sharp blade can be pretty extreme. Too...
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I sat on the jury for a BG who robbed five adults in their home with a shotgun. He racked the slide several times during the robbery whenever he...
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Last post by Lodge2004
Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:31 pm
Going to a Military Base,what do I do?
Replies: 15
by
Jim101 »
Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:59 am
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We will be going to Little Rock AFB in a few weeks to visit out son and his wife, they live on base. What do I do about my gun? Can I carry or what?...
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I think I'll just put it in a lock box before we get to the base and let it go at that.......Unless they ask me if I have any guns, then I'll come...
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Last post by Jim101
Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:02 pm
51% sign question.
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abelgarza1 »
Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:05 am
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Last night, I went to see George Lopez at the Municipal Auditorium in Harlingen. There were no 30.06 signs posted, no searches, no metal detectors,...
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That agrees with what I posted, but then I had a thought. We know how individual and convoluted those premises descriptions can be. A 51%...
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Last post by KBCraig
Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:36 am
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