Posted: 7/28/2011 8:48:55 AM EDT
I got a renewal form in the mail yesterday . Looks like they want $43.00 to renew my permit. The only acceptable form of payment is cashier's check,or certified check ,no personal or biz check . Looks like they will trust you to carry concealed with or without a permit ,but don't trust you to write a check .I have had this CCW for many years ,but a'm wondering if I should renew it . Looks like the only benifit other than contributeing to the DPS is no background check when I purchase another gun . Other than that , what a'm I getting for my $43.00 ? If they let every tom dick and harry without a felony and no understanding of the laws or training carry with out a permit any way for free ,why should they be able to charge me $43.00 for what most get free ? Looks to me like I save them time and money not doing background checks on me . Why not charge a $43.00 fee to the folks who carry without a permit that need a background check that ends up costing them time and money . This looks like a Cash cow for DPS ,as Dire Straights said "money for nothing and chicks for free " Is it just me that thinks this is unfair ? And the no personal checks realy sucks ,I have never wrote a bad check in 42 years and I ain't going to start now . This whole thing seams very unfair and one sided . Looks like just a money thing to me .
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The travel to other states I think is worth the cost, and the background when purchasing a firearm. Even a LEO still has to do the background check to purchase a firearm if they don't have a CCW Permit. Oh, and DPS doesn't get to keep anything. That goes to the state general fund...
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Reason they don't want a personal check is because if it bounces they get hit with a fee from the bank. Yeah, they can try to go after you if you do bounce a check but I'm guessing they don't have the time or resources to deal with it. If you go to your bank, you can probably get a money order for free.
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Reason they don't want a personal check is because if it bounces they get hit with a fee from the bank. Yeah, they can try to go after you if you do bounce a check but I'm guessing they don't have the time or resources to deal with it. If you go to your bank, you can probably get a money order for free. You wouldn't be the same "Windex" from the VTF would you? |
Don't have the time or resorces ,don't make me laugh . No one is dumb enough to write a bad check to the DPS.  Quoted:
Reason they don't want a personal check is because if it bounces they get hit with a fee from the bank. Yeah, they can try to go after you if you do bounce a check but I'm guessing they don't have the time or resources to deal with it. If you go to your bank, you can probably get a money order for free. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Reason they don't want a personal check is because if it bounces they get hit with a fee from the bank. Yeah, they can try to go after you if you do bounce a check but I'm guessing they don't have the time or resources to deal with it. If you go to your bank, you can probably get a money order for free. You wouldn't be the same "Windex" from the VTF would you? |
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I'll be renewing mine, last purhase I made NICS was down for the afternoon and customers were being told to come back in an hour or two to finish their purchase. I walked out with mine right then.
Also I think it looks good to law enforcement, both in state and out of state, you're not just a hood with a hi point in a $5 Velcro holster, you've actually gotten a minimum of instruction and some training. It shows that maybe you're more responsible than someone without a permit. (Edit) |
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Worth the cost.
1. Travel 2. Purchase gun 3. Carry in restaurants and Bars, school zones. 4. In a shooting your CCW instructor will be brought in to testify and is your first line of legal defense. Several of our members have had to face that and the CCW permit was instrumental in their positive verduct. In addition you should join the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network which is Ayoob and Hayes new organization. They were instrumental in saving one of our members. |
Reciprocity with other states and no waiting on checks when I go buy stuff is all the reasons I need personally.
