Sheriff Bill Waybourn will be teaching the classroom portion of the Texas License to Carry (LTC) course. Registration is open for all TCSO team-members and/or their family members. This event is FREE but seating is limited. (There will be a one hour and fifteen minute break for lunch.)
Information regarding range qualifications will be provided during the course. Qualifications are $25 and students will be responsible for scheduling their own qualifications. (This is a completely separate portion of the LTC process and will not take place in conjunction with this course.)
Please see Restrictions for Eligibility Requirements and Other Important Information.
***NO FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION ARE PERMITTED AT THIS COURSE – this is the classroom portion only***
***Please do not register for this course if you do not meet the requirements to obtain your LTC***
Eligibility:
It is not the responsibility of the Instructor to determine eligibility of students or persons seeking to obtain their LTC. Review eligibility requirements closely before registering.
Please direct any questions about eligibility to the DPS Website: www.txdps.state.tx.us
A person is eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun if the person:
- is a legal resident of this state for the six month period preceding the date of application,
- is at least 21 years of age (military 18 - 21 years of age now eligible - 2005 Texas CHL Law change),
- has not been convicted of a felony,
- is not currently charged with the commission of a felony, Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or equivalent offense, or an offense under Sec. 42.01 of the penal Code (Disorderly Conduct) or equivalent offense,
- is not a fugitive from justice for a felony, Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or equivalent offense,
- is not a chemically dependent person (a person with two convictions within the ten year period preceding the date of application for offenses (Class B or greater) involving the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is ineligible as a chemically dependent person. Other evidence of chemical dependency may also make an individual ineligible for a CHL),
- is not incapable of exercising sound judgement with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun,
- has not, in the five years preceding the application, been convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or equivalent offense, or an offense under Section 42.01 of the Penal Code (Disorderly Conduct) or equivalent offense,
- is fully qualified under applicable federal and state law to purchase a handgun,
- has not been finally determined to be delinquent in making child support administered or collected by the attorney general,
- has not been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the comptroller, state treasurer, tax collector of a political subdivision, Alcohol Beverage Commission or any other agency or subdivision,
- is not currently restricted under a court protective order subject to a restraining order affecting a spousal relationship,
- has not, in the 10 years preceding the date of application, been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct violating a penal law in the grade of felony,
- has not made any material misrepresentation, or failed to disclose any material fact, in an application submitted pursuant to Section 411.174 or in a request for application submitted pursuant to Section 411.175
Other Important Information:
- You will need to bring a valid Texas Driver’s License or ID to the course
- Remember to print and bring your registration ticket
- If you can no longer attend the course, please let us know so that we can offer someone else the opportunity
- Seating is limited!
- DO NOT BRING ANY FIREARMS OR AMMO TO THE COURSE – this is the classroom portion only