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Texas LTC, concealed carry, and responsible firearms education articles for everyday Texans.

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Legal Protection

Firearms Legal Protection After Texas LTC Class, What to Know

Legal protection memberships are optional and separate from your LTC. Here is how to read one without the sales pressure.

Online LTC Classes

Taking the Texas LTC class from Round Rock or anywhere in Williamson County? Here is how the online option fits your schedule.

Texas Gun Laws

Texas keeps its main list of off limits places in one statute. Here is what it covers, in plain language, and where a License to Carry…

Texas LTC

Texas keeps its License to Carry eligibility rules in one statute. Here is what the law lists as disqualifying, in plain language, and who decides.

Texas LTC

Renewing a Texas License to Carry is a much smaller job than getting the first one. No class, no range trip, and a new one-year grace…

Texas LTC

Where to check a Texas LTC application, what the 60-day rule actually measures, and the most common reason an application sits still.

Texas LTC

The 30-day rule for telling DPS about a change, the duplicate license fee, and the At-Risk designation that very few license holders know exists.

Texas LTC

A denial is a decision you can ask a court to review. Here is the written notice, the 30-day deadline that ends the option, and how…

Texas LTC

A lot of responsible Texans never apply because they assume counseling or a diagnosis ends the conversation. The statute is narrower than the rumor.

Texas LTC

A valid Texas LTC is a qualifying alternative to the NICS check at a licensed dealer. Here is exactly how far that goes, and what does…

Texas Gun Laws

Campus is the clearest place in Texas law where permitless carry is not enough. A License to Carry is required, and the rules still vary by…

Reciprocity

Texas now recognizes every valid out-of-state handgun license. What it does not do is import your home state's carry rules along with it.