$10,000 permit?

[SHvar]

Keep in mind these sweeping changes occured during the early to mid eighties for most police departments, and other LE communities followed in the late eighties.
A 2nd class township can hire almost anyone as a policeman, these people just have to pass a background check, etc. These departments dont supply side arms, uniforms, etc. But at the same time most are in areas with all state roads, if they receive a call to respond to, they have to wait outside until the local state trooper shows up on location.
1st class townships require the 3 month academy preferrably beforehand, most prefer prior military service, and prefer college in the LE subject. They also require a year of training with another experienced officer before going out on their own. Plus many have a 6 month probationary period on their own after training.

 

[stickhauler]

As Far As I Know....

Ohio requires any firearm carrying security or police officer to complete the Ohio Peace Officers firearm training requirement to be allowed to carry a weapon. In the case of a concealed carry permit for individuals, you can either complete the course, supply proof of course completion to the local sheriff's office (or any adjoining county sheriff) and fill out the application, if you pass the background checks, you get the permit. They also have an emergency ccw permit for people who need one immediately (usually for domestic violence victims) that a sheriff can issue immediately without the training requirement, but you also have to have a filed protection order in place to qualify for it. And it only lasts like 90 days, the time they consider sufficient to complete training and apply for a regular CCW permit. I know the Ohio Peace Officer training requirement is still in place, as our former police chief didn't have the certification, and couldn't carry a firearm on duty, he also lacked arrest powers as a result of that. Pretty bad when your chief has to call a beat cop to arrest a bad guy.

We used to have the special deputy procedure as well for people to have the right to carry, which made no sense to me anyway, as we also have open carry laws on the books, then and now, so having a badge didn't give you any more right to carry openly than any other law aiding citizen.

 

[rrruuunnn]

The commissioner's son said that his father was given one because people hated his politics in the Houston area. Sounds like what you are saying.

We had a retired cop in our CHL class. He has to take CHL class regardless of his experience.

I was advised to send my application certified mail. I didn't get a return confirmation. I'm a bit worried.

 

[SHvar]

PA the application takes anywhere from a few days to 2 weeks. It asks for your reason, protection or hunting. Regardless of your reason the background check must be passed.
The law says you must pass the checks to be granted, plus your references must be contacted and verified before any permit/license can be issued or approved.
A friend applied because of a "hit" being put out on him, he was turned down the next morning because of a past "possession of a small amount of Mary-jane" conviction. The sheriff can turn you down to carry for any minor criminal record, its their choice.

 

[Art Eatman]

The thread is about Texas law, and not about brothers-in-law and anecdotes from other states.

I know of nothing in Texas law as to "guns'n'money". There have been some court decisions which held that there was justification in carrying a handgun on one's person between one's place of business and a bank's night depository.

Current Texas law says that having a handgun in one's car is legal, even without a CHL. I'm guessing that the safest way to be legal would be a two-person deal: The one in the car has the gun, while the other drops the money-bag into the night depository.

SFAIK, right now, DPS is still overloaded with a high volume of CHL applications.

 

[bdickens]

I do recall that my father was given a gun permit and gun from a cop 30 years ago. Also my commissioner friend got a gun permit with a gift gun about 20 years ago. I'm not looking for special treatment. Just want to know the law as of now while I'm waiting for my permit.

Not in Texas. There was no such thing as a "gun permit" 30 or even twenty years ago.

 

[punkndisorderly]

Might want to be prepared for a LONG wait. I think new permits are running 3-4 months currently. The news had a story on the backlog last week. Permit requests in TX have been going up faster than they can hire people to process them. They also contracted out the production of the ID's and the processor had a crappy laminating machine that required multiple attempts to get one passable ID. They may have fixed that since.

There was a backlog when I got mine a year or so ago (had one previously in AL). Took a little over three months.

For what it's worth, I believe Texas law gives them a maximum of two months to process a permit.

 

[SHvar]

I was reading about Texas and CHL, they can deny you for many things.
Here are a few..
"A number of factors may make you ineligible to obtain a license, such as: felony convictions and some misdemeanor, including charges that resulted in probation or deferred adjudication, pending criminal charges, chemical or alcohol dependency, certain types of psychological diagnoses, protective or restraining orders, or defaults on taxes, governmental fees, student loans or child support."
As far as 30 years ago a CHL, no, in fact there wasnt a CCL, CHL, CWP, CWL, available to anyone (it was illegal, people open carried) around 1986 some states started making them available.
I used to know many who open carried before that.

 

[bdickens]

There was, and is, no legal open carry in Texas in public.

 

[TSG]

Have you researched the CASTLE LAW in effect as of 09/01/2007?

I am a current CCW holder and carry in TX.

Before I got the permit and even now, the protection that the Castle Law
provides is something I believe everyone should acquaint them selves with so that they know just what options they have. I would suggest googling it as there are many resources available on this issue.

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