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Mon May 16, 2016 3:42 pm
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New Instructor Site: Automated forms and online registration
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Charles L. Cotton » Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:20 am
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To help fund the Texas Firearms Coalition, I have developed an online registration service for Texas CHL instructors. CHL-100s and CHL-8's are also...
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For a limited time, CHLregistration.com offered 6 month subscriptions to let instructors try our service. This limited time offer is now closed, but...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Jul 01, 2014 4:53 pm
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Rangemaster Tom Givens Instructor Course
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jeffbird » Thu May 17, 2018 8:35 pm
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I took this course recently and thought some might find this review of interest.
Tom Givens was a LEO for 25 years, then ran a range plus training...
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I've taken Tom's Instructor and Advanced Instructor courses, and count those among the most valuable training I've received, in over 500 hours of...
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Last post by Timba
Tue Jun 19, 2018 2:44 pm
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School Safety Certification Instructor Training Class
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troglodyte » Tue Dec 06, 2016 6:06 pm
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I received, and replied to, the email notification of the SSCIT training on Jan. 26-27.
Class will be in Florence.
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No worries, I didn't take it as such anyway :cheers2:
I feel you - I'm amazed that this course isn't more popular given how valuable it is, but...
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Last post by AndyC
Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:53 am
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On line classes have started
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gpeloq » Thu May 10, 2018 10:38 am
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Received email today regarding on line LTC classes and the new LTC-101 forms that we will use to report the proficiency portion of the class.
One on...
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The battle for the online class market--or at least the attempt to enlist the state's LTC instructors in it--is kind of entertaining.
I can say...
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Last post by Scott B.
Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:26 pm
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Intuit Credit Card Processing
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hitwsr » Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:15 am
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Has anyone had any problems with Intuit Credit Card Processing?
I have a Square that I sometime use for LTC Class Payments.
According to the news,...
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From Fox news today, Judge says, Intuit well within their right to shut down payments on gun purchases.
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Last post by Allons
Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:27 pm
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LTC-9
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skeathley » Fri May 25, 2018 3:38 pm
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Hmmm. I an doing a Proficiency for an online student tomorrow, and just discovered that I cannot download the LTC-9 reporting form, presumably...
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RSD wrote back. The LTC-9 is actually for Online only. For those of us doing just the Proficiency, we still use the LTC-8, and write Online in the...
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Last post by skeathley
Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:46 pm
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Student Visa?
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RossA » Wed May 16, 2018 10:35 am
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Seems like this is my year to receive questions that I have never been asked before.
I met a young man from England who is here on a F1 Student Visa....
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That person must send a current I-94 (this is most important & what # DPS runs through ICE), hunting license, US Visa, & must have a state issued...
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Last post by infoman
Thu May 31, 2018 9:47 pm
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School teacher with LTC
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mloamiller » Tue Jan 16, 2018 1:16 pm
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As I understand it, the Motorist Protection Act prevents employers from prohibiting employees from keeping a gun in their locked car in a company...
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Correct. You can see that here
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Last post by Keith B
Sun May 27, 2018 5:06 pm
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Outdated LTC-100
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Neverpanic1 » Wed May 16, 2018 6:17 pm
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I accidentally issued the previous LTC-100 form and students are receiving a letter asking for a current form. Am I to date it with the actual class...
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It's just a re-issue. Date should be actual completion date. Remember it has to match LTC-8 you already submitted
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Last post by kg5ie
Thu May 17, 2018 1:52 pm
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Getting a replacement Instructor certificate.
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mommagamber » Fri May 11, 2018 2:23 pm
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I have somehow lost both my instructor certificate and my husbands. I called DPS and asked what I needed to do to get a new one. I was told to go...
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They told me to go to their website and request one. I did and have not heard back. I ended up finding our lost certificates.
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Last post by mommagamber
Mon May 14, 2018 4:41 pm
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Time period for LTC 100
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RossA » Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:42 am
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I got a call from a neighbor. She took a class last April (a year ago now) and passed the written test, but never took the range proficiency test....
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That's what I was hoping to hear.
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Last post by RossA
Tue May 08, 2018 1:46 pm
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5 year waiting period after a Class B misdemeanor
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switch » Tue May 08, 2018 8:54 am
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The law is clear, you have to wait 5 years from the date of conviction. DPS has stressed that it is NOT the date of the offense. I have been told...
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It's five years from the date of the conviction, not the end of a probationary period. This is what DPS has always said, unless there has been a...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Tue May 08, 2018 12:20 pm
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LTC Instructor Timeline 2018
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whonew22 » Mon May 07, 2018 11:13 am
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Hey guys I've seen old posts where it takes a couple months to over a year to receive response of available classes. Anyone been through recently? I...
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A part of the problem that may or may not be true is that, because there are over 3000 instructors now, they don't see any urgency in holding...
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Last post by skeathley
Mon May 07, 2018 10:36 pm
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Instructors that wear Body Armour
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Texanaggie » Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:48 am
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Fellow instructors,
I wanted to see who wears Body armor, concealable or plate carriers at the pistol quals ...... after having another student...
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You’re welcome.
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Last post by AJSully421
Mon May 07, 2018 7:07 pm
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Denial
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kg5ie » Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:19 am
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Anyone ever recommended denial of a student? If so, what justification is required? Can there be repercussions on the instructor?
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It is not up to me to decide if a person does, or does not, get an LTC. That is way above my pay grade.
My responsibility is to teach a good class,...
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Last post by Crossfire
Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:24 pm
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Good afternoon, Teaching first class
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keepfiringllc » Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:08 pm
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Good afternoon everyone, I have decided to put my certification to use and will be instructing on my first LTC course in a couple of weeks. Pretty...
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Make sure you have the correct long B27 targets, not the short or econ versions that some places sell (and don't always clearly identify).
I created...
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Last post by mloamiller
Mon Apr 30, 2018 12:21 pm
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Waiting Time For Residency Requirement
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RossA » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:16 pm
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I had such good results with my last question, I thought I'd try again!
My understanding is that you have to be a Texas resident for 6 months in...
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I have had students apply for the LTC a week after they moved here, using an out of state DL, and the address on that DL. No problem. However, once...
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Last post by skeathley
Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:34 pm
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Beware the instructor - credit card scam
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Scott B. » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:37 am
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Recently got a batch of those stupid I have X disability, or live in X state, need firearms training, do you accept credit cards? emails.
Most of us...
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I had not gotten one in quite a while, and then I had two in my inbox today:
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:11 pm
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I've Been Doing This How Long?
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RossA » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:09 pm
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I was asked the other day how long I have had my instructor certification, and I had to stop and think. I can't remember exactly what year I attended...
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Update:
Two days ago I emailed RSD and explained the problem with flooded records. I have received the automated response that they received my...
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Last post by RossA
Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:20 pm
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Lever-action pistol
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skeathley » Wed Oct 25, 2017 7:59 pm
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Is a lever-action pistol legal for the LTC? A student called, has a Rossi Ranch Hand. He says it is classified as a pistol, and can be carried in a...
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And cherry picking my post doesn’t mean that you’ve taken what I said in its entirety. Your absolutely right. My feelings mean nothing more than...
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:06 am
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Old Records Destroyed In Hurricane Harvey Flood
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RossA » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:16 pm
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Like a lot of folks, we flooded in Harvey. All of my old records (only kept paper copies, but meticulously) were soaked for a couple of days. As we...
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I save copies of the 100's, ( as required), all paper. The 8's I have on paper and computer, since I have to send them to DPS anyways. Maybe I should...
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Last post by twomillenium
Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:18 pm
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NRA Instructor Renewal
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howdy » Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:09 am
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I just renewed my NRA Basic Pistol Instructor. I paid $30 and now certified until 2020. No course required.
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Mine were expired by a month... oops :biggrinjester:
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Last post by cyphertext
Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:07 am
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Two-Tiered pricing?
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Vol Texan » Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:54 pm
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I was thinking today - I believe I'm going to implement a two-tiered pricing structure for LTC courses.
NRA members will pay x
non-NRA members...
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Same here... took 2 phone calls.. One to NRA member services and the other to the Vendor that handles insurance-related solicitations(don't recall...
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Last post by RoyGBiv
Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:25 am
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School safety Inst Is there Changes since 01/2017?
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o b juan » Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:21 am
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Had a chat with another Attendee last week that just returned from SSC Instructor class.
He said the school employee must have the H/G locked and...
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The Guardian Plan/program is not a real program. It is the individual schools giving, at least some, LTCs permission to carry. There is no program or...
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Last post by troglodyte
Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:05 pm
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LTC-100 and Digital Signing
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jmorris » Wed Mar 14, 2018 3:52 pm
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At the renewal the DPS trooper stated that the instructor did not need a copy of the LTC-100 signed by the student. The very latest version of the...
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You are attempting to induce logic into a government process and form. :nono:
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Last post by kg5ie
Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:29 am
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GFSZ Question
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Vol Texan » Fri Mar 09, 2018 11:54 pm
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I know that a Texas resident with an out of state CHL is not exempt from the GFSZ act. But how about an out of state resident with a Texas LTC?
One...
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I have my gun on me when I drop off/pick up my kids from school on the school grounds every time.
Now, during the annual carnival on those exact...
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Last post by AJSully421
Wed Mar 14, 2018 9:06 pm
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DO WE NEED TO REPLACE CHL100 WITH LTC 100?
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BAW254 » Tue Aug 15, 2017 8:18 am
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Hello fellow instructors :txflag:
I have quite a few students who took my CHL/ LTC class earlier this year and last year. They did not submitted...
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ooh i gotcha. i thought it was for peope who still have the old CHL... i gotcha. i misunderstood.
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Last post by Grundy1133
Wed Mar 14, 2018 2:35 pm
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Round rock gun show.
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gpeloq » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:18 am
The Austin Gun Show-Round Rock Cancelled.
No gun show this weekend, March 17 & 18.
Following a negligent discharge by a vendor at the November 2017...
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Last post by gpeloq
Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:18 am
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Failing a student?
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mommagamber » Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:42 pm
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Have any of y'all ever failed a student?
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I've always told my students that sweeping themselves or someone else with their pistol was an automatic failure on the proficiency. I've never had...
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Last post by mloamiller
Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:36 pm
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Last post by BCGlocker
Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:43 am
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Fingerprinting
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jmorris » Fri Feb 23, 2018 6:01 pm
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I'm having a senior moment. When the LTC application process kicks you out to the fingerprinting site, is there a list or is it one company? If one,...
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I don't believe IdentoGo is able to take a pre payment over the phone for LTC prints.
I have had students try and pre pay or use a coupon code for...
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Last post by hitwsr
Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:37 pm
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AR 15 pistol
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skeathley » Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:37 pm
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RE: Ruger AR 15 pistol.
I have never shot one of these. Does this qualify as a pistol for the purpose of an LTC? The owner says it shoots .300...
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This is getting way into the weeds. I'm not talking about a home-built Frankengun, but a commercially built (by Ruger) AR pistol, and its legal...
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Last post by skeathley
Tue Feb 27, 2018 1:15 am
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On-line Student Proficiency
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kg5ie » Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:21 pm
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So, if we now have approved On-line Instructors , doesn't it naturally follow that some of us may start getting proficiency testing request from...
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Chas says: As a practical matter, if online courses are to be offered, DPS should be doing it.
Yep. Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. did it many...
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Last post by Greybeard
Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:15 pm
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School Safety Course PPT updated
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Mike S » Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:23 pm
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I'm on the road today, but just saw an email from the RSD that they've updated the Power Point slides with the videos embedded. I haven't had a...
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They embedded more video. I believe its\'s about 180 mb now. Takes a while to download. Doesn't ask for password until you open.
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Last post by kg5ie
Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:32 pm
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RSD lost my LTC-8
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mloamiller » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:10 pm
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Not sure if there is anything to do about this, but I wanted to pass it along.
I was following up with RSD about my School Safety Instructor...
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There is a bug with the upload process. Even if it shows it uploaded and even if you get the email notification, that does not mean they actually...
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Last post by ChrisR
Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:42 pm
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Printed LTC-16s
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Crossfire » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:22 am
Folks, you may know we have printed LTC-16s for other instructors in the past, and we are ready to do that again with the new version.
Quantity of 1...
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Last post by Crossfire
Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:22 am
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New Online teaching.
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mommagamber » Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:41 am
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Are any of y'all going to try to do the online teaching? I would like too but don't know how or what qualifies as online teaching? A Youtube video...
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Just got my certification from DPS to teach online. Trying to figure it all out now.
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Last post by cmaricle
Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:09 pm
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New Password for LTC Instructors
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hitwsr » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:38 am
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Got an email yesterday stating that the instructor password will change Feb 1
Then, got a corrected email. LOL
Other than password change, anything...
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I got an email on the 30th with new password
then 1 that said anew one would be coming
Nothing yet
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Last post by o b juan
Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:15 pm
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Sending LTC-100 to RSD
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hitwsr » Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:50 am
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Anyone else notice the Physical Address for DPS RSD come & go on the Checklist?
Forever the physical address to send the LTC-100 was at the bottom...
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I tell the student every blue moon that they can snail mail, but send a copy of the bar code for their application along with it. It will have to be...
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Last post by twomillenium
Sat Feb 03, 2018 4:27 pm
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Question about Carrying into a Correctional Facility
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Vol Texan » Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:57 pm
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I'm a new instructor, and I'm putting together my training materials. To be honest, I've had a good grip on the 'where can I carry / where can I not...
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My mistake, I accidentally overlooked the part of the statute where it changes from handguns to location-restricted knives. :oops:
From :
So...
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Last post by imkopaka
Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:52 pm
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Blind student
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infoman » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:09 pm
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We had a guy ask if he could teach & give LTC class to a person who was 100% completely blind? He said the guy could see earlier in his life & could...
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The law doesn't require that I see the sign to be given notice, only that the sign meets the requirements.
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Last post by ninjabread
Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:46 pm
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Target size to distance formula?
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Neverpanic1 » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:33 pm
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Not sure if this has been brought up before, but is there a formula to simulate a smaller target as to what the distance would be of an average sized...
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I resemble that remark.
I collect and use old slipsticks, and have shown more than one fine young engineer (usually the purple variety) how to...
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Last post by SRO1911
Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:05 pm
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The wait is over now where to stay...
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Swift » Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:52 pm
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Well I got the email. Class is on December 20. Now I'm wondering which hotel does everyone think is the best?
Clean, smoke free and reasonably...
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Yes, it was a great facility, and the class was good.
I'm glad they let us shoot on Thursday (fantastic weather) instead of Friday (nasty cold and...
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Last post by Vol Texan
Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:07 pm
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Last post by superchief
Sun Dec 24, 2017 12:49 pm
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Carry in a courtroom
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skeathley » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:34 pm
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It has always been my understanding that carry was always disallowed in a courtroom or the premises of a court. I had an LTC student this week who...
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I had this issue when attending an event in the courtroom that was not court. Our county considers the courtroom always off limits and is posted at...
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Last post by NNT
Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:56 am
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Email Address for RSD Customer Relations
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kg5ie » Thu Nov 05, 2015 7:08 pm
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Could someone please share a WORKING email address for RSD Customer Relations?
I have tried:
rsd_customer_relations@dps.texas.gov (bounce)
rsd...
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You should remove your PII from the forum. You need to contact DPS for changes to your license.
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Last post by pbwalker
Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:59 pm
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Excel form for LTC-8 and LTC-100
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bwilie » Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:24 pm
A few years ago, I uploaded a program from this forum that was set up where you could fill out multiple students' information (name, DL #, etc )and...
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Last post by bwilie
Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:24 pm
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How long to wait?
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Vol Texan » Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:26 pm
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I see countless discussions on here as to how long it may take to obtain a new or renewed LTC, but this one I’ve not heard yet...
Assuming I pass...
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When I took the my original course years ago, I left with the certification in hand, that is even how they handled renewals. Now days, I understand...
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Last post by twomillenium
Sun Nov 19, 2017 8:16 pm
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Volunteer First Responders ID
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jmorris » Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:33 pm
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I'm planning on doing some kind of free class for volunteer first responders. I assume* there's a Texas ID for fire, ems, etc but is there anything...
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Yes, this is the way I'm thinking I'm going to go.
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Last post by jmorris
Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:08 pm
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Minimum Caliber for Instructor Proficiency
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Vol Texan » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:27 pm
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I'm scheduled to take the LTC Instructor course in Florence in late December. I received my information packet (email) this week.
One of the...
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In this years meeting the question was asked if instructors can qualify with a .22 and we were informed to stay with the standard calibers.
A 9mm...
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Last post by kjolly
Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:26 pm
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Keeping Records for 6 Years
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superchief » Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:12 pm
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I guess I missed the start of this requirement to keep the records for 6 years vs. 3 years. It looks like it counts after March 15 of this year. I...
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Regarding the documents to keep in record for 6 years effective April 2017, when it is mentioned copies of reports submitted to the department it is...
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Last post by jaray456
Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:50 pm
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