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ok I broke down and called DPS....the gentleman was straight to the point and told me,"5 years from the date of conviction" Thanks for the help guys....guess I'll be an unarmed victim due to circumstances.

Consider a CHL from another state. We've had others on the forum do that.

Chas.

Is Kansas an option? I got friends that live there lol.

Now everyone says hindsight is 20/20....crap from now on unless I really want to deal with the police I'm not gonna say one word to them unless they are pulling me over or I called them myself. I kinda wish the nosey person that called the cops knew how much their concern is screwing me over now. Bruised ribs, broken nose and a concussion aren't bad...wasn't the first time I got a beat down for being int eh wrong place at the wrong time.....and to think just using one foul word turned me from someone defending himself to a criminal.

Utah and Florida are the most popular options. You need to be a resident to get a Kansas license.

http://handgunlaws.us should give your more specifics on requirements and reciprocity.

Ok Thanks for that website....I'll bookmark it and I think I'll go with utah.....since seams as tho florida's website is not user friendly.

nightdragon wrote:ok I broke down and called DPS....the gentleman was straight to the point and told me,"5 years from the date of conviction" Thanks for the help guys....guess I'll be an unarmed victim due to circumstances.

Been working so I am a little late on this, but that would have been my answer as well. Just so you know, date of conviction is the last day you were in court and the judge finalized your sentence, not the completion of your probationary period following the deferred adjudication so you would qualify for your TX CHL in April of 2012.

Florida honors a deferred adjudication as a dismissal, but if I recall that is only after the completion of the probationary period following the courts sentencing of deferred adjudication. Texas does honor a Florida non-resident permit and it is good for most of the states that TX is good for minus the ones that require the permit be an actual resident permit from the issuing state.

Hope this helps.

nightdragon wrote:Ok Thanks for that website....I'll bookmark it and I think I'll go with utah.....since seams as tho florida's website is not user friendly.

Paul and I are sponsering a Utah class Saturday the 10th of this month. I'll make a new thread with details later today.

I really feel sorry for the "real" Mr. Longtooth.... way too much confusion caused for him over the name thing!

Isn't there a requirement to have property in the state of Utah for you to get your non-resident permit?

nightdragon wrote:Isn't there a requirement to have property in the state of Utah for you to get your non-resident permit?

Nope. Utah will give you a permit, even if you can't point out the state on a map!

You just need to know that it takes awhile. A really, really loooooooong while to get the Utah plastic. Non-resident processing time for Utah has been 6 to 8 months.

More info here: http://www.bci.utah.gov/

Check out the Florida requirements HERE. I don't see any place in there that would deem a misdemeanor offense a valid reason to deny a permit. Also, there are quite a few different firearm proficiency examples that are accepted giving quite a bit of flexibility there as well. May just be the ticket for you, and I understand they issue their licenses quite a bit faster than a lot of other states as well.