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Subch. H. LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN

GC §411.171. DEFINITIONS.
In this subchapter:

(2) "Chemically dependent person" means a person who frequently or repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in alcohol or uses controlled substances or dangerous drugs so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated or use those substances as often as the opportunity is presented.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(7), a person is incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person:

(1) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition that causes or is likely to cause substantial impairment in judgment, mood, perception, impulse control, or intellectual ability;

(2) suffers from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subdivision (1) that:

(A) is in remission but is reasonably likely to redevelop at a future time; or

(B) requires continuous medical treatment to avoid redevelopment;

(3) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician or declared by a court to be incompetent to manage the person's own affairs; or

(4) has entered in a criminal proceeding a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

(e) The following constitutes evidence that a person has a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d)(1):

(1) involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding five-year period;

(2) psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding two-year period;

(3) inpatient or residential substance abuse treatment in the preceding five-year period;

(4) diagnosis in the preceding five-year period by a licensed physician that the person is dependent on alcohol, a controlled substance, or a similar substance; or

(5) diagnosis at any time by a licensed physician that the person suffers or has suffered from a psychiatric disorder or condition consisting of or relating to:

(A) schizophrenia or delusional disorder;

(B) bipolar disorder;

(C) chronic dementia, whether caused by illness, brain defect, or brain injury;

(D) dissociative identity disorder;

(E) intermittent explosive disorder; or

(F) antisocial personality disorder.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person who has previously been diagnosed as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d) or listed in Subsection (e) is not because of that disorder or condition incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person provides the department with a certificate from a licensed physician whose primary practice is in the field of psychiatry stating that the psychiatric disorder or condition is in remission and is not reasonably likely to develop at a future time.

Beckster wrote:Well, took my class back in March, did all the paperwork and included a letter from my family doctor, who I have been to for the past 9 years and who knows my past history. Yesterday, I received a letter that my file will go to the Medical Advisory Board. Can anyone tell me more about this process?

Beckster wrote:Letter from the Texas Department of Health Services, with forms for my doctor to fill out. I had submitted a letter from him with my application but I guess they still require the proper paperwork. It is fast becoming the principle of the matter...I WILL do what they require, just to show I can overcome this incident in my past and get this license...

Beckster wrote:Letter from doctor mailed Monday, June 10. Willing myself to not check status for a few days. Right now I am at 84 days since I mailed in the application packet.

TexasCajun wrote:Congrats! Now all you've got to do is take your Wally-Walk or Target-Trot or TraderJoes-Jam or whatever right of passage first outing you prefer.