TX CHL Holders: A few questions for you...

[seeker_two]

I'm planning to get my CHL soon, and I have one autoloader that I'm planning to test with. However, I'm more of a revolver guy, and I'm tempted to use the auto as trade boot for another revolver. So, my questions are....

1. Any TX CHL holders here listed as "Revolver Only"?

2. If you decide to change your CHL to add autoloader certification, do you have to apply for a new license, or can you add it on your renewal?

3. Have you (or anyone you know) been cited for carrying an auto on a "Revolver Only" CHL? What was the penalty?

Thanks in advance.....

 

[Braden]

I'm planning to get my CHL soon, and I have one autoloader that I'm planning to test with. However, I'm more of a revolver guy, and I'm tempted to use the auto as trade boot for another revolver. So, my questions are....

1. Any TX CHL holders here listed as "Revolver Only"?

2. If you decide to change your CHL to add autoloader certification, do you have to apply for a new license, or can you add it on your renewal?

3. Have you (or anyone you know) been cited for carrying an auto on a "Revolver Only" CHL? What was the penalty?

Thanks in advance.....

I can't answer any of your three questions, but if I were in your situation I would either hold onto the SA long enough to get the CHL or make arrangements to borrow/rent one from a friend or from the place you are taking the CHL class at.

I like having options.

 

[Azrael256]

Borrow an automatic. You anywhere near Dallas? I've got a .45. It's best to do it SA for variety purposes, but there are other practical issues. My instructor encourages everyone to qualify SA because of a situation that happened to him. He leaves his Glock in the car when its in the garage. His wife, who qualified NSA, took his car to the store for a loaf of bread or somesuch... BAM! She's violating the terms of her license.

She never got stopped, but its something to think about.

 

[springmom]

I'm planning to get my CHL soon, and I have one autoloader that I'm planning to test with. However, I'm more of a revolver guy, and I'm tempted to use the auto as trade boot for another revolver. So, my questions are....

1. Any TX CHL holders here listed as "Revolver Only"?

2. If you decide to change your CHL to add autoloader certification, do you have to apply for a new license, or can you add it on your renewal?

3. Have you (or anyone you know) been cited for carrying an auto on a "Revolver Only" CHL? What was the penalty?

Thanks in advance.....

1) NO, because why on earth would you want to be restricted to one kind of gun? The reason for the difference is that in the class you will be required to show that you know how to load, decock (if applicable) and rack the gun. IOW, that you know how to handle it. If you show up with a revolver, then you can't do those things.

2) YOu have to retake the class. And get a new license. See #1 above.

3) No, but the penalty would be, IIRC, that you would lose your license.

Again, why on earth limit yourself? Take the test with a pistol, and then carry a revolver if you wish.

Springmom

 

[duckslayer]

I believe the penalty is the same as unlawful carrying of a weapon, just as if you had no license at all. Use a semi to qualify, then trade it.

 

[ball3006]

Ditto what Springmom....

said.....................Why don't you take the class at a school that provides the gun and ammo..........chris3

 

[HighVelocity]

I agree with everyone else. Take the class with a Semi Auto. If you get a revolver only permit and decide to change it within the next 5 years it will cost you money and time. Just get it now and be done with it.

 

[M2 Carbine]

Don't even think about using a revolver.
That's like getting a driver's license that allows you to only drive Fords because you own a Ford.

Borrow a semi auto or qualify at a range that has semi autos that you can qualify with.

 

[waterhouse]

In my class they basically made everyone use an auto. They had plenty of guns you could borrow as well. Perhaps "made" is the wrong word, but they strongly encouraged it.

Even if you trade your auto, you should be able to borrow one when it comes time to test.

 

[Hawk]

When I took my class the one guy that showed up with a revolver got the free loan of a semi. The instructor strongly encouraged not limiting the license.

Even if the only time you use a semi in 4 years is taking the CHL test, I can't think of a compelling reason not to.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Would it help at all to have one more Texan agree with Springmom??

Don't limit yourself to revolver. I'd actually be surprised if your CHL instructor didn't try to talk you out of it anyway.

Cheers,
ChickenHawk

 

[zippo8]

I'd always qualify using a semi, even if I wasn't going to carry one. In my last renewal, everyone in the class was provided a Glock to qualify with.

 

[Working Man]

Another for SA

Looks like we are all in agreement. There is no point for a revolver only
license. When I went, they supplied us with Glocks. Even if they did not, I still
would have used a pistol instead of a revolver. Options are a good thing to
have.

 

[Jim101]

I have to agree with Springmom, when I took my CHL class in Haslet,Tx. one guy showed up with a wheel gun and the instructor had him shoot with one of the Glocks they provide...Why limit what you can carry??

Jim

 

[duckslayer]

Just so I am not spreading confusion, I looked at the law and it appears that I was wrong that you would be arrested for UCW, but your CHL will be suspended if you carry an SA when your CHL says NSA only. But it is possible the penalty is worse, and I just didn't happen to read that part.

 

[JohnKSa]

I know a couple of folks with revolver only CHLs. One of them upgraded to SA--you have to requalify (just the shooting portion), and there's a $25 fee for DPS to generate and send you a new license. The requalification cost will vary since that's dependent on what the instructor wants to charge. It shouldn't be much though.

§ 411.184. MODIFICATION.
(a) To modify a license to allow a license holder to carry a handgun of a different category than the license indicates, the license holder must:
__(1) complete a proficiency examination as provided by Section 411.188(e);
__(2) obtain a handgun proficiency certificate under Section 411.189 not more than six months before the date of application for a modified license; and
__(3) submit to the department:
_____(A) an application for a modified license on a form provided by the department;
_____(B) a copy of the handgun proficiency certificate;
_____(C) payment of a modified license fee of $25; and
_____(D) two recent color passport photographs of the license holder.
(b) The director by rule shall adopt a modified license application form requiring an update of the information on the original completed application.
(c) The department may modify the license of a license holder who meets all the eligibility requirements and submits all the modification materials. Not later than the 45th day after receipt of the modification materials, the department shall issue the modified license or notify the license holder in writing that the modified license application was denied.
(d) On receipt of a modified license, the license holder shall return the previously issued license to the department.

 

[wdlsguy]

it appears that I was wrong that you would be arrested for UCW

I think you were right the first time:

Texas Penal Code § 46.15. NONAPPLICABILITY.
...
(b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who:
...
(6) is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid license issued under Article 4413(29ee), Revised Statutes, to carry a concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying;

but your CHL will be suspended if you carry an SA when your CHL says NSA only.

Agreed:

Texas Government Code § 411.187. SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
(a) A license may be suspended under this section if the license holder:
...
(4) carries a concealed handgun under the authority of this subchapter of a different category than the license holder is licensed to carry;
...

 

[MechAg94]

Hopefully, that is one point of the CHL law they will get around to changing. Pointless.

 

[duckslayer]

It is rather pointless, but it is something that is so easy to avoid in the first place. Even if one doesn't own an auto, and even if the class doesn't issue them to the students, they would most certainly rent one for $10 or so.

 

[chrisTx]

my CHL cost me $25 and i skipped the class.

 

[LJWebster1]

In my class, the instructor only does SA. I guess if you were adamant, he'd let you to NSA, but he brings a bunch of semi-autos just in case. There is no reason to limit yourself.

 

[Azrael256]

even if the class doesn't issue them to the students, they would most certainly rent one for $10 or so.

Mine came with a free rental. If you had your own gun, you could rent something else at any time to test drive. If you didn't have your own gun, which I didn't at the time (didn't want to test with a J-frame), you can use the rental for a test gun. I've seen very similar packages at a dozen different ranges.