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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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Tue Jul 01, 2014 4:53 pm
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Dates/Wait Time for DPS Class
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locke_n_load » Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:00 pm
So I'm trying to plan out my year and vacation days, and I was wondering how long is the usual wait to take the DPS instructor class? I submitted...
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Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:00 pm
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Non-NRA Approved Instructor Courses
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RossA » Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:32 pm
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I know that this was discussed several years ago when the state first started enforcing the other nationally recognized handgun instructor...
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Enjoy your day on the range.... :cheers2:
I will do the same and refrain from further expression of my opinion.....
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Last post by V-Tach
Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:29 am
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when do we have to use New CHL 100
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twomillenium » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:35 pm
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How long can we use old chl100 before having to switch to new chl100? I thought I had read something about it, can not find it anywhere.
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But the immediate action will probably be telling the applicant that he has to go back to his instructor for a new form.
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Last post by RossA
Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:55 pm
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New and Improved NRA Pistol Course
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BCGlocker » Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:21 am
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My thoughts on the new and Improved NRA Pistol Course:
NRA just took approximately 50% ($60) of potential income from NRA instructors; yet the...
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I have been putting in all kinds of classes taught, not just LTC classes under the Other portion of Non-NRA classes. My understanding is that they...
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Last post by gthaustex
Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:55 pm
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Bar owner rights
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skeathley » Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:03 pm
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51% notwithstanding, is a bar owner allowed to have and/or carry a gun inside their own business?
Thanks.
SK
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Section 46.15 Texas Penal Code]
(a) Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to a person who
(7) holds an alcoholic beverage permit or license or is an...
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Last post by bkj
Tue Mar 08, 2016 5:31 pm
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Fingerprints Again?
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locke_n_load » Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:55 pm
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So I applied to be an LTC instructor today, and two things stuck out.
When I went to pay, it stated it costs $100 for unlicensed to register to be...
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I thought i new where keys were but I have no idea how it came out Keith bull..
I sometimes dont read what i typed I just push enter :oops: :oops:
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Last post by o b juan
Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:36 pm
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Apply before or after class?
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mloamiller » Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:50 pm
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I recently received my instructor's certificate, but haven't taught my first class yet. A potential student made a comment to me that she thought you...
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Best method: 1. take CHL course, 2. pay online & schedule fingerprints, 3. Upload all documents (including CHL-100). You don't need to send in...
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Last post by infoman
Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:16 pm
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NRA Pistol Instructor Course
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locke_n_load » Thu Feb 18, 2016 2:53 pm
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Hello everyone, I am taking my Pistol Instructor Course this weekend, and I am confident in my gun safety and shooting, especially with mag loading...
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A number of LTC instructors continue to offer the NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting course as a preliminary class for those interested (or potentially...
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Last post by Skiprr
Mon Feb 22, 2016 12:25 pm
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Range and Classroom Reserved for Instructors
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ttorrico » Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:29 pm
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Good day. I apologize if I am posting in the wrong forum section but I am not sure where to post. I help out at Van Road Gun Range and we have added...
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We have a 20 person classroom that will be open soon to instructors along with a range friendly to LTC instructors and others. Contact me at...
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Last post by rjr5545
Fri Feb 19, 2016 5:36 pm
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Need help with CHL8 and a dumb question.
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surferdaddy » Mon Feb 15, 2016 10:57 am
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Ok, so I just completed my first class and it went great. However I am having problems with my chl8 form online. When I go to fill in the field for...
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I have found that if documents automatically take off the Zeros in front of id numbers, the agency accepts them. I am sure that might only apply to...
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Last post by twomillenium
Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:22 pm
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DPS list of instructors
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jmorris » Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:13 pm
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Hasn't been updated since August 2015. I don't know if there was another class between 8/15 and 1/16 but is this list automatically update? It says...
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Maybe they could just turn it over to Google, they can find anybody. :biggrinjester:
All it would take is a numbering system with a link to google...
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Last post by Jusme
Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:24 pm
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NEW CHL-16
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kg5ie » Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:35 pm
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Just picked up 300 new CHL-16 booklets. I got 300 to save. some cost. That's likely a 2 year supply for me. If anyone in the Weatherford area would...
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Thank you sir! :tiphat:
Nice to meet you!
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Last post by kg5ie
Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:54 pm
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Shooting test at public range
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mloamiller » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:35 am
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Looking for tips/suggestions for conducting the shooting proficiency at a public range where there are other shooters that are not part of your...
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One of the ranges I frequently test at works hard to give me adjacent lanes for up to 5 at a time. When they can't, I'll run one or two at a time.
I...
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Last post by cbunt1
Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:29 pm
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Best Places to Stay During Instructor Classes?
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Sethco » Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:56 am
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I know this is probably somewhere, but I have searched many threads and haven't been able to find it so....
Where are the best places to stay and/or...
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I stayed at the La Quinta Inn in Georgetown. It was ok, but only because of the price. It needed a lot of maintenance, paint, etc. but it was clean....
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Last post by mloamiller
Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:30 am
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What's for lunch in Florence?
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mloamiller » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:19 am
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The info I received for the upcoming class in January stated the following:
I'm curious about what others have done. Are there restaurants near...
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Sad to say that Andice General Store is now legally posted 30.06 and 30.07. (As of Sat 2/7/16)
Hard to believe this place would want to alienate its...
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Last post by android
Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:45 pm
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CHL-8 Completion Question Out of State DL
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kg5ie » Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:53 pm
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On the new 2016 LTC labeled CHL-8, what do you guys do with out-of-state drivers licenses that have letters in them, such as FL? The form field will...
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Well I have 4 0000s brfore my Inst # and they never show up down loaded the earlier dec CHL8 and have used about 35 in the last few weeks for a large...
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Last post by o b juan
Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:36 am
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Tax Time!!!
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superchief » Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:13 pm
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Okay fellow instructors, let's hear your tax tips!!
anyone deducting range membership fees?
anyone deducting range time for your own practice?
any...
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Don't forget ammo for basic classes and handguns for such classes. Insurance, your office in your home. Printing ink and office equipment. Auto...
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Last post by twomillenium
Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:36 pm
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Finally I am offered the CHL Instructor's Class
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BCGlocker » Tue Dec 08, 2015 5:36 pm
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I am jazzed that I just received an email to attend the CHL Instructor's Class in either Jan. or May of 2016. I opt for the Jan class. FYI, I...
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Yes, I got the same email. Really appreciate the information from DPS.
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Last post by BCGlocker
Sat Jan 30, 2016 5:14 pm
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DPS Tactical Training Center
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BCGlocker » Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:08 pm
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Can someone tell me if DPS Tactical Training Center (Range) located at 810 CR 240, Florence, Texas is an indoor range or outdoor?
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Definitely! Have your dominant eye corrected so you can focus on the front sight, and your other eye for distance.
When I changed my left/right...
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Last post by RossA
Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:38 pm
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New Safe Storage PDF on Instructor Resources
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kg5ie » Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:54 pm
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Got a robot change notification today. looks like DPS loaded a new Safe Storage PDF on the resources page. Anyone heard anything about it?
Good...
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Yeah, it appears to just be the excerpts from the DPS instructors training presentation. It seems to follow the course outline. If your presentation...
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Last post by Erick Drake
Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:35 pm
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Proficiency Demonstration and malfunctions
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rob777 » Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:22 am
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The Proficiency Demonstration Course of Fire states:
Maybe I'm over thinking this but are the two statements linked with an 'or' or an 'and'?
Any...
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And my after action is here. &
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Last post by jmorris
Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:50 am
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Handgun Retention and Equipment
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eastofaustin » Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:14 pm
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Given that some have recently returned from an initial class, what is the DPS saying about Open Carry and the new legislative requirement that CHLIs...
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I have asked a dozen cops about droplegs, all but one hassaid if they attach to a belt, then it is OK. the one outlier said he wasn't sure, he would...
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Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:07 am
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Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:06 am
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Becoming a NRA Certified Firearm Trainner
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Beiruty » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:39 pm
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I had sometime while waiting at Frisco Gun Club and at the gun counter, I was asked by 2 ladies to help them select a pistol. I did share my...
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Did you like the courses?
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Last post by Beiruty
Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:57 pm
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New 46.035
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Seabear » Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:00 pm
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Sucks trying to read this. LOL I'm a fairly bright guy (so I think) and it took me several attempts to get through the new layout. It is way over...
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Yes, I am making a handout for my students instead of trying to explain it. Most people won't be able to follow.
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Last post by Seabear
Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:21 pm
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New CHL-85 and CHL-86
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txtaxman » Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:54 pm
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New forms CHL-85 and CHL-86 (Revised12/2015) are available to be downloaded from the DPS web site.
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I noticed that the new book is also on the downloadable forms is now there. They didnt wait tik may like the did last time,, Ugh I just printed 50...
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Last post by o b juan
Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:15 am
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New CHL 16
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Seabear » Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:36 pm
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Wow, I just printed out the new law book. Is it me or is this the biggest mess ever?
Only 12 pages more but it reads like 30 more. LOL :shock:
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They faked me out. I just had forty copies of the old CHL-16 printed, thinking it would take longer for the new one to be available.
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Last post by txtaxman
Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:46 pm
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GC 411.171 (3) - definition of concealed handgun repealed
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rob777 » Tue Jan 05, 2016 1:08 pm
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GC 411.171(3) states the definition of a concealed handgun has been repealed effective 1/1/16
(3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 ,...
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30.06 still bans a concealed handgun . SB11, Campus Carry, likewise uses the term.
My understanding is that the handgun must be concealed in those...
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Last post by dogflight
Tue Jan 05, 2016 2:45 pm
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LTC Course Hours Discrepancy?
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txtaxman » Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:56 am
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The new LTC Course Outline states that the course is designed for a Minimum of 4 hours and a Maximum of 6 hours. However, 30 minutes have been added...
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:lol: I know just what you mean. 30.06... 30.07... 30.07... sold to American! (For those of us superannuated enough to remember that!)
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Last post by dogflight
Mon Jan 04, 2016 5:51 pm
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Typo on New LTC Exam
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RossA » Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:11 pm
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Anyone downloaded the new Jan.1, 2016 exam yet? There is a funny typo in the title. It says
TEXAS LICENSE TO CONCEALED HANDGUN (LTC) STUDENT TEST...
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Question 4
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Last post by Crossfire
Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:37 pm
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Check your new Instructor Certificate
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rkeller » Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:14 pm
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Just got my new Instructor's Certificate in the mail. Yeahhhh! Well...., maybe not. While the envelope correctly was addressed to me at my address,...
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Sheesh! And I still haven't gotten my renewal certificate, yet. You certainly got the greased wheels! :anamatedbanana ;-) :hurry: :thumbs2: :thumbs2:...
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Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:08 am
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How long to wait
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Bettiboop » Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:36 pm
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I'm scheduled to take the instructor course at the end of Jan. How long after I compete class do I have to wait to give first LTC class or can I give...
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I guess in looking back, it was closer to 30 days. Actually 36 until it arrived in my mailbox. It sure seemed like a longer wait though.
My...
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Last post by Erick Drake
Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:43 am
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DPS has posted new CHL-8 and CHL-100
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switch » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:52 am
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They were not changed much. They did NOT change the label to LTC-8 or LTC-100. :(
They have not posted the new CHL16
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They fixed the typo on the test too.
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Last post by kg5ie
Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:56 am
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CHL 100 blank down load for instructor
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o b juan » Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:52 pm
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I am an instructor in the valley XXXX3141
Need to download the chl 100 Because I ran out .
The ones I have printed for use have my home rang # on...
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New CHL-100 posted here. Includes 'Restraint Holster' wording.
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Last post by kg5ie
Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:52 am
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What section to trim?
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superchief » Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:13 pm
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the new material adds up to 4:30. what will you trim to get to 4:00?
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Through the years of training, I find that instead of trimming, I am adding material as new events warrant. As an NRA BPI, it's very hard for me to...
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Last post by YOURTEXASCHL
Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:26 pm
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Allowed Time Between Class and Application
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Erick Drake » Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:21 pm
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I am sure this has been asked before, but I was unable to find it here or within the statutes.
One of the most common questions I get is, How much...
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Never-mind. I found it in another post. It seems to be a DPS administrative rule.
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Last post by Erick Drake
Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:37 pm
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NRA Class Reporting
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RossA » Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:30 pm
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Since most of us need NRA certification to keep our LTC instructor certificates, we need to report a certain number of classes to NRA every year or...
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Thanks, I'll give that a try.
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Last post by RossA
Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:19 pm
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New LTC Exam - Question 2
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rkeller » Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:48 am
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While question number two (which I will not quote here) on the new exam (2016) is unchanged from the previous exam (2015); is the answer now...
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I see this often and I even stress this in the ego state segment. :headscratch
Chas.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sun Dec 27, 2015 2:54 pm
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Instructor renewal instructions
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twomillenium » Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:56 pm
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I just talked to DPS/CHL and this is what I was instructed to do for instructor renewal.
Log in under the renewal tab.
Fill out information and check...
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I was panicking, too, but sure enough it showed up in the mail box, carefully wadded up to fit....
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Last post by superchief
Sat Dec 26, 2015 12:54 pm
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New Test for 1016??
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sf340b » Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:52 am
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Is it just me or is the new test effective 21/31/2015 the same as the old test?
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New test online now, with typo in title.
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Last post by RossA
Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:20 pm
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CHL Instructor 30.06/07 Signage
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dogflight » Sun Dec 20, 2015 5:19 pm
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Free and completely revised for the 2016 model year! Full-sized thirty-aught-x signs as pdf files! Did I mention Free ?
They are 18 x 24 and Office...
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I've written to them as well, but since the statutes don't address the Spanish translation they themselves mandate, nor do they delegate the...
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Thu Dec 24, 2015 6:21 pm
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Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:58 pm
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2016 LTC course material?
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rob777 » Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:11 pm
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Anyone hearing anything about the new course material, revised forms, student test, etc?
At this point it would be a nice Christmas present but I'm...
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Got my email from DPS today with links to new material and exam.
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Last post by RossA
Wed Dec 23, 2015 12:20 pm
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New NRA Class
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RossA » Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:13 pm
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Has anyone else received an email from NRA about a new blended class for instructors?
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In short, blended learning is where students sign up for NRA courses and do NRA led online classwork before they come to the certified instructors to...
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Last post by Scott B.
Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:56 pm
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Instructor's Course Ammo Restriction
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BCGlocker » Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:16 am
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I found the DPS approved ammo list provided below is a bit odd. I have never heard of some of the manufactures and other popular ammos are not...
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dont worry about the ammo. If it is even slightly name brand they wont have a prob with it
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Last post by thunderarms
Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:08 pm
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Electronic earmuffs
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Neverpanic1 » Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:01 pm
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I've decided to offer electric ears to my students for the shooting practical. I've had several students claim they can't hear my shot timer,which in...
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Get one of these.
When I was coaching my daughter's volleyball and softball teams a couple of years ago, they said they couldn't hear me when I...
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Last post by C-dub
Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:10 pm
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Carrying during the Instructor's class
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mloamiller » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:49 pm
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The DPS Firearms Range is owned by the state and isn't on the restricted list, so it can't be 30.06/30.07 posted. The information I received...
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When I took the class, it was indicated that concealed means concealed, and concealed handguns should stay concealed. There were actually a few in my...
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Last post by KC5AV
Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:32 pm
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New verbage on 30.06?
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mommagamber » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:21 pm
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I was just watching this Houston Town hall forum on Open Carry. About 35 minutes in the lasy with the brown hair on the end (forgot who she was)...
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Remember guys, starting 1/1, walking past a 30.06 or 30.07 sign is just a class C misdemeanor - it will NOT cost you your LTC. :)
The Moms Against...
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Last post by switch
Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:35 pm
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Day 3 of the Instructor's Course
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BCGlocker » Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:00 pm
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I understand the first two days are all classroom work. On day 3, we do the qualification. I am trying to figure out if I need to book the hotel for...
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Much appreciated, I will sign up for the NRA class in February and get my paperwork in to become and LTC instructor shortly after (since it will...
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Last post by locke_n_load
Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:50 pm
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Getting a CHL/LTC with a Green Card
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mommagamber » Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:32 pm
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What does a person with a green card have to do to get their CHL/LTC? TIA
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See this thread.....
Actually this one is way better......
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Last post by LSUTiger
Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:59 pm
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