Does anyone here have one? And where would you recommend taking the class at? I am about to get a new S&W M&P .40 as soon as income tax comes in.

 

My buddy took his at Bass pro I think. The website is KatyCHL.com

 

Tons of guys have em. I took mine through Pruetts Guns and Ammo. Content is all basically the same. Jim is a crazy guy, he kept it entertaining.

 

i'm nowhere near you, but I took the class @ a local gun shop with an outdoor range.

 

i took mine at TopGun in houston, good class provided everything, you can even rent a gun to shoot for your class, they did the photos and fingerprints and paperwork all there so it made it realy easy. for 150 bucks!! http://www.topgunrange.com/

 

Top gun here also but i did the split class that was two consecutive nights in a week.

 

I saw them online when I did a search. Looked to be like a good place to go have it done at.

What guns are ya'll carrying? Any comments about the m&p?

 

I just took the class last weekend at a local gun shop. Cost me $105.. IMO anything over that and you are wasting your money. He did the photos and fingerprints as well.

 

the class isn't what costs the $$...it's the $300 you have to give the gov't for your background check...

 

It does not cost $300.

My class was $89 with all the paperwork. After you get your cert. you send $140 to Austin for the background checks.

~ Craig

 

Im Looking in to getting mine. what is the downside of having one? how often do the guys that have a CHL travel strapped? Do you have to renew your CHL?

 

There's a downside? lol The only downside is not having one.

 

Ive heard that if you get pulled over and have even a trace of alcohol on your breath than its a felony if you have a CHL. I like to go catch a game @ BWW and maybe have a beer or 2, im 6'2 240 and have a high tolerance. 2 beers isnt going to do **** and i dont want a felony. BUT this is just hear say so IDK

 

If you think drinking and having a gun on your person is ok then you probably don't need a chl.

 

Downside is that when you register for a CHL that becomes public records. Which means I can look up every single CHL carrier just by doing some searches ont he net or going to look through records. http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/2829 read the bottom of this article.

I'm aware of other downsides but don't want to start a huge argument as I'm sure others will disagree.



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Come on bro i said 2 beers over the course of a football game and eating! ITS 2 BEERS! never said i was going to go to a keg party and play John Wayne on the way home. Im 240lbs 24 OZ over the course of 1 hour and a half isnt going to do anything but go with my hot wingsIts okay to be a responsible drinker and person

 

I agree, he didn't say have two beers on his drive home or anything. You'll be fine having two beers, you just can't be over the limit..

It is unlawful for a handgun license holder to carry a
handgun while intoxicated.

not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body; or (B) having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

 

Well Said Sir

 

You are incorrect. The hand gun codes do not define intoxicated in the same fashion as motor vehicle codes. If you register any traceable amount of alcohol, it is considered intoxicated.

 

you renew it every 10 years. I carry mine in my purse at all times, unless going into an establishment that does not allow licensed carry i.e. bank, hospital, bar etc...

correct. IF you are pulled over with a traceable amount of alcohol, regardless of if you are CARRYING or not, if you have a CHL, they can pull your license and you will never be able to get another.