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seamusTX wrote:A 17-year-old is going to be held to the same standard as an adult in the use of deadly force, so it's important for her to understand the seriousness of carrying.

This is the important part.

I would never hand one of my teens the car keys and a revolver and just turn them loose without education and training on both items. The education has to include "how to interact with the police", along with a strong understanding of what their rights are, what they shouldn't say, and what they should say in response to certain questions.

My 17 year old son is absolutely no worry on defending his rights in a smooth, non-offensive way, but he lives with his mother in Arkansas (where there is no legal car carry for non-licensees). The kid is (literally, statistically) a genius, and a constitutional scholar.

txmatt wrote:Not this again...

http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_F ... &sk=t&sd=a

Short summary: It is not illegal for the child to possess the firearm, it is illegal (and a class C mis.) for the adult to make it available.

And only if it is "readily dischargeable", meaning loaded with ammunition (even if a round is not chambered). It's perfectly legal to leave an unloaded pistol readily available to someone under 18.

I don't know about your teenagers, but mine know how to load their own magazines.

There is no age limit by Texas law. Even a 16 year old driver would be legal.