Tell me about San Antonio TX

[hoji]

You can buy as soon as you establish residency.
Plenty of good reloading places. Cabela's comes to mind right off.
Remmy, you can get a Texas CHL if you live in a state with no CHL{ you do}
When you come down for your interview, stay an extra day and do the class. When you move here, transfer it over.
Go here to order application or apply on line.

https://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/txdps/TxdpsChlNewAppManager

 

[Hokkmike]

Watch out for the red ants and other critters. I stayed near the AFB so it was a little rough neigborhood. The food was great, sites to see, and living was cheap compared to the northeast. I love Mexican and Tex Mex food and culture, so overall it was great. Quite a bit of racial tensions in parts of the city, sorry to say. Lots of crime in some areas.

 

[Vic303]

Sorry but you will wait at least 8-11 months for you CHL.
You have to be a Texas resident for 6 months, then 60 -90 { or up to 120} days for your paperwork to clear.

NO NO NO!!! That residency rule was waived in Sept 2003! I forget the exact TX code numbers/law, but I moved to TX in 7/03, took my CHL class in 9/03, and had my CHL in hand in 10/03. The only reason I did not take my class earlier was I wanted to wait until the law had gone on the books in September 2003 regarding residency.

 

[Harry Paget Flashman]

I never lived in Texas but I was born in San Antonio when my folks were passing through. So I guess I have dear old Mom and San Antonio to thank for being "Texan".

 

[BrennanKG]

Vic & Hoji,

That's what I thought, based on what I remembered, that since CA has no functional CCW/CHL provision that I could go the non-residence route.



B.

 

[Vic303]

Brennan, I am not sure if as a CA resident you can qualify for a TX non-resident chl. IIRC, you must live in a state that has NO CCW options--I thougth CA was May Issue. However, if you moved to Texas to live, then you could take your class and apply without the old 6mo residency requirement being needed.

 

[hoji]

No it is still 6 months.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ftp/forms/ls-16.pdf#page=55

2006 handbook. GC §411.172.

 

[BrennanKG]

Bummer.

Oh well, it'll be worth the wait.




B.

 

[hoji]

Vic you seem to have slipped through the cracks. Lucky. Just hope they dont retroactively penalize you sometime down the road .

 

[Vic303]

NONONO! There is NO more 6mo residency requirement. I'm gonna have to call TSRA Monday and get them to tell me what bill it was that Perry signed in 2003 that waived that. You can look at 411.173 and 411.172 and it is actually there--it's just in legaleez and it is hard to understand.

411.173(a)
The department by
rule shall establish a procedure for a person who meets the eligibility
requirements of this subchapter other than the residency requirement
established by Section 411.172(a)(1) to obtain a license under this
subchapter if the person is a legal resident of a state another state or if
the person relocates to this state with the intent to establish residency
in this state.

411.172(a)
A person is eligible for a license to
carry a concealed handgun if the person:
(1) is a legal resident of this state for the six-month period
preceding the date of application under this subchapter or is otherwise
eligible for a license under Section 411.173(a);

My emphasis. My CHL is completely legal as is my husband's. We even called DPS in 2003 to make sure THEY knew about the law changes back then, and they assured us they knew about it.

We MOVED here, and bought a house due to a job relocation. My license is a RESIDENT CHL.

edited to add: The bill was HB 1704 IIRC.

 

[hoji]

I posted a link to the DPS website.It has the 2006 book that I am currently studying for my instructors certificate. It says what it says.


GC §411.172. ELIGIBILITY.

(a) A person is eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun if the person:

(1) is a legal resident of this state for the six-month period preceding the date of application under this subchapter or is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 411.173(a);

 

[C96]

hoji - thanks for the link. Looking at 411.173 it says exactly what Vic said:

quote:411.173(a)
The department by
rule shall establish a procedure for a person who meets the eligibility
requirements of this subchapter other than the residency requirement
established by Section 411.172(a)(1) to obtain a license under this
subchapter if the person is a legal resident of a state another state or if
the person relocates to this state with the intent to establish residency
in this state.

allan

 

[Vic303]

Looking at 411.173 it says exactly what Vic said:

That's because I pasted it straight out of Hoji's link...

And yes, I doublechecked the bill#, it was HB 1704.

 

[JJohnston015]

I just got home from spending a week's vacation in SA. Traffic on the freeways is bad, and bad all the time. Drivers are just as aggressive about tailgating and cutting you off as anywhere I've been (including California), but they use their turn signals.

There are new housing developments everywhere, and the prices on the billboards are low.

It's a beautiful area - very green. Recall the scene from "Star Wars" where the Falcon is arriving at the rebel base and the guy is in the guard tower over the central american jungle. That's what looking out over the city reminded me of. Six Flags was stunning. It's built in an old quarry, so it's surrounded by cliffs. The bigger roller coasters go up onto the plateau above.

The highlight of the trip was taking my nephew to The Bullet Hole to rent a grease gun and a STEN. The guy behind the counter looked like he thought I was nuts when I told him I wanted 3 magazines per gun, each. It was kind of pricey, but how often do you get the chance?

 

[Bullet Bob]

My San Antonio memories involve basic training in July and August of 1970, wearing thick, long-sleeved green fatigues. No car as a trainee of course, so we walked and marched everywhere. Humidity, as I remember it was pretty low, as you would get somewhere with a ring of dried salt from your sweat around your armpits and lips.

Still, on my one trip downtown I thought it was pretty nice. Of course, time away from your drill sergeants would be pretty nice anywhere you were!