New member ?s about TX CHL

[Matth3w]

I definitely don’t plan on getting a Texas license. So I will always have the AZ license with AZ address on the AZ license. When I get to Texas I’ll change the LTC to my local Texas address but it will just be renting for three years before I move again so I’m not under any circumstance getting a Texas license. If that means I’m stuck with a nonresident a LTC then so be it I guess.

I still think none of that matters active duty but DPS is still closed for the holidays today so I need to wait until tomorrow to get a more solid answer.

For some reason I recall the active duty gives me sort of resident status but it was like 4+ years ago and things could change and I’m getting old so perhaps my memory is failing. At the very least I should have zero issues with a non resident carrying while I live in TX

[Matth3w]

I thought the rules were slightly different for carrying in texas with a nonresident...like stand off distances or something. Or is that old news? Specifically I came across an older Google result that stated something like with a nonresident you had to remain 1000ft from a school but that restriction didn't exist for resident...?

[Flightmare]

I thought the rules were slightly different for carrying in texas with a nonresident...like stand off distances or something. Or is that old news? Specifically I came across an older Google result that stated something like with a nonresident you had to remain 1000ft from a school but that restriction didn't exist for resident...?

That is the GFSZA, a federal restriction.

[Matth3w]

Ok, so irrelevant to the Texas LTC resident vs. nonresident then?

Thanks everyone for answering my stupid, somewhat niche questions.

[bigtek]

Ok, so irrelevant to the Texas LTC resident vs. nonresident then?

Federal law is federal law, so it's kind of like smoking pot in Colorado.

[Keith B]

Ok, so irrelevant to the Texas LTC resident vs. nonresident then?

Thanks everyone for answering my stupid, somewhat niche questions.

Yes. Federal law states that a person who has a license to carry from the state they are in is exempt from the Gun Free School Zone Act. So, not really a resident/non-resident issue, but a license from the state required. For example, if you have an TX license, resident or non-resident, you can be closer to a school in TX, but not in another state.

[Matth3w]

Ok thanks for clarifying. I’ll hopefully have more info from the source on the resident vs. nonresident tomorrow. Just for peoples future reference and search history.