Posted: 9/22/2006 2:51:17 PM EDT
| I'm Texas Army National Guard and heard from a shooting buddy of mine (non military) that even if your under 21 you can buy handguns and get a CHL if your military. Is there any truth to this? If this is the case than I know where my drill pay for this month is going! |
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HB 322 -- Amends Government Code 411.172, 411.174(a) and 411.184(a) Half-price sale for CHLs for the military, and elligible at age 18 not 21. Reduces all fees (taxation) for a CHL by 50%, for the armed forces, reserves, national guard and state guard, but not for veterans as originally planned (the state Senate removed them). Also reduces the age from 21 to 18 at which members of those groups, including veterans but not the state guard, can get a CHL. Such applicants must be honorably discharged if they are out of service, and must meet the standard eligibility requirements. They must also provide a pair of color profile passport photos when applying. |
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A Texas resident 18+ can buy a handgun from a non-FFL, assuming they have a clean criminal record. Texas Government Code ยง 411.172. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun if the person: ... (2) is at least 21 years of age; ... (g) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), a person who is at least 18 years of age but not yet 21 years of age is eligible for a license to carry a concealed handgun if the person: (1) is a member or veteran of the United States armed forces, including a member or veteran of the reserves or national guard; (2) was discharged under honorable conditions, if discharged from the United States armed forces, reserves, or national guard; and (3) meets the other eligibility requirements of Subsection (a) except for the minimum age required by federal law to purchase a handgun. (h) The issuance of a license to carry a concealed handgun to a person eligible under Subsection (g) does not affect the person's ability to purchase a handgun or ammunition under federal law. |