My motto is don't ask don't tell
I took the test and after everything was set and done, the only thing it did was disencourage me to carry my gun...
The instructor was not bad at all, he just told it like it was... but I drink beer, I got to 50% places and I stop by some federal building often so as you can see, I will not drink a beer and carry a gun, that is a major deal, I'll rather enjoy my beer than be packing. I know alot of guys that would walk to a bar while they carrie a gun, not me...
Good job
Well done, Mike.There are some instructors out there who present some questionable "advice" and misinformation; perhaps Gabe encountered one of those. I have heard of one, who is or was a Harris County Sheriff's Deputy, who presents outright BS. Some friends of mine took his class a few years ago, and called to ask me about some of his statements. I hope he's figured it out by now or else his reputation has shot him out of an instructor's license.When you take the class you receive, in the application packet, a digest of the applicable laws. I recommend that you go over those, and question the instructor on anything you aren't sure you understand or you think he/she has misstated. During the class is the time to clear up any misconceptions. You can download that digest of the laws on the TXDPS website, under the 'concealed handgun' section. If you plan to take the class (or not) you might benefit from reviewing those statutes beforehand. I do a pretest in my classes (the grade does not count toward the final score; it's for my information only); it's not required but it gives me an understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, and misconceptions that the class has about the laws going into the class. It also helps set the students into the proper mindset to learn the material. In my last class a woman with no firearms experience studied that digest before the class and she scored 100% on the pretest and on the final.A note to anyone planning to take the course: A lot of new shooters show up (in my classes, and in the ones my friends teach) with new guns and rusty skills. If you can't run your gun competently, and if you can't handle it safely, you need to rectify those shortcomings before you take the course. We're not looking for Olympic-class shooters, but we DO have a responsibility to the public to ensure that CHL holders will not be a hazard to the general public. You have a right to bear arms to defend yourself and your family, but that right comes with a responsibility.
