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Not sure why exactly. The only thing it does for a Texas Peace Officer is afford you to buy a gun without a background check. I'm thinking it's kinda a pre-retirement crisis or something. When you walk in and buy a gun the first time, and fill out the 4473 then walk out, like in the old days, you'll be glad you got it. I truly enjoy having mine. This, if for no other reason is worth it.
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Thanks Mike, I'll be out by summer unless they throw money at me. Retirement is great, but at this point relish the time you have there. Once you reach your KMA date (Kiss My A s s) and you know you can leave when you want, things are put in a different perspective. Once you leave, you will be both relieved and let down, as no other job I have been able to find has the highs and lows. As to my state, having a CCW permit does not change the requirement for the background check, and doesn't hasten the process.
"Put none but Americans on guard tonight."
-George Washington
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Same here Sam and I was still an active Deputy at the time.
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Once you reach your KMA date (Kiss My A s s) and you know you can leave when you want, things are put in a different perspective. I once sat on a plane next to a deputy chief some from Los Angeles area agency. He said that he had imposed a "3 bad day rule" on himself. He said he was pulling the pin whenever he had 3 bad days in a row.
"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
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I can't quit yet. I need an excuse not to be other places.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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Take 2 aspirins and see a therapist in the morning.
"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
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Getting a CHL is the first step in your rehabilitation process.
Retiring will be the next step.
When you become apprehensive at the sight of a cop car, you will be fully rehabilitated.
Never holler whoa or look back in a tight place
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lol, i don't like to be at home either.
God bless Texas-----------------------
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
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I can't quit yet. I need an excuse not to be other places. OK FOR a dumb Canuck what do all these Letters mean CHL CCW ect ect norm
There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle----Robert Alden .
If it wern't entertaining, I wouldn't keep coming back.------the BigSky
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I plan on getting mine in the spring. I want to wait until after the first and the official name change. I think their going to start calling it a LTC (license to carry) instead of a CHL.
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OK FOR a dumb Canuck what do all these Letters mean CHL CCW ect ect
norm
CCW - Concealed Carry Weapon CHL - Concealed Handgun License
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I plan on getting mine in the spring. I want to wait until after the first and the official name change. I think their going to start calling it a LTC (license to carry) instead of a CHL. I didn't know that, but it makes sense because the license will allow for open carry as well as concealed carry after the first.
Never holler whoa or look back in a tight place
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and LEOSA --CCDW leo i get cc i get.
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There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle----Robert Alden .
If it wern't entertaining, I wouldn't keep coming back.------the BigSky
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Thanks Mike, I'll be out by summer unless they throw money at me. You don't want to take over the soon to be vacant Chief's position?  Just out of curiosity, what is it you know that should make someone shy away from getting a CHL? I've taken the class, but never submitted the paperwork. Bad idea to finish the process?
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Thanks Mike, I'll be out by summer unless they throw money at me. You don't want to take over the soon to be vacant Chief's position? Just out of curiosity, what is it you know that should make someone shy away from getting a CHL? I've taken the class, but never submitted the paperwork. Bad idea to finish the process? That's good question. Bet it has to do with if guns were to be collected by the Feds, Leo's would get to do that. Just print out a list of the 1,000,000 in Tx and bam. You have your finger prints on file, you will with a CHL in Texas. What else can we come up with?
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Yeah....everyone without a CHL is invisible.
and the moon is made of green cheese.
P.S. [whisper] have you ever bought a hunting license?
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Pat, you are talking about having one of those HR 218 licenses? No, just a State CHL. There is no license required for HR 218 carry, other than a State Peace Officer's license. Unless you're retired from another state. Then we have to go through the regular CHL process and cost.  Ed
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I can't quit yet. I need an excuse not to be other places. That's why I do real estate part time. Get's me out of the house and I can keep an eye out for good deals. Rentals are a nice additional income to retirement. You have income coming in plus your equity continues to go up. Win/Win. Not to mention if you sell something once in a while you make some money. Cop here I know brings in some pretty good additional income, because of all his contacts.
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ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS!
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I think it's a wise move, Pat. I've taken the class and am getting ready to do the online app myself. I've got FL and UT CCW license, and I'm carrying under LEOSA now, but it doesn't hurt to have an extra credential.
"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars
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I plan on getting mine in the spring. I want to wait until after the first and the official name change. I think their going to start calling it a LTC (license to carry) instead of a CHL. All the new TX ones coming out now are the LTC. DPS is over whelmed right now with all the new applications, so you might want to go online and do it now. You will probably get it in 3 to 4 months, with DPS being so swamped. It normally only takes about 60 days in slow times. NOT to Worry, though, All the current TX CHL holders with the old License, by the way, will still be able to open carry starting on January 1. 2016 Current TX CHL holders will receive the up-dated LTC when they come up for renewal.
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