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In reply to the discussion: I started this in another group and people were having cats. I got my LTC (License to Carry). [View all]jimmil
(629 posts)3. I have handled guns in the past.
I probably have in the five months in Vietnam than most have in a lifetime. I didn't own a gun for many many years and it wasn't until recently that I purchased one. I do practice on the range and feel comfortable. However, What I originally got a LTC for I could already do, ie. carry a gun in the car when I travel. In Texas it is legal to have a concealed weapon in your car. It is illegal to have an open weapon in your car. I don't get that.
Regardless, I will not take the advice of the instructor and have a weapon in every room ready to rock and roll at all times. And, this guy did not believe in putting guns away when children were present. Nut case...
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I started this in another group and people were having cats. I got my LTC (License to Carry). [View all]
jimmil
Jul 2017
OP
Thanks for confirming gun control advocates' worst notions of LTC "education." (nt)
Paladin
Jul 2017
#7
Interesting: "gun strapped to their waist". Where have I heard this before? What's the name...
Marengo
Aug 2017
#33
Best concealed carry training I ever received, was from a Defense Attorney.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2017
#26
True. But in Texas the insructors are trained and licensed by the Texas DPS.
oneshooter
Aug 2017
#30
"I believe that the entire post is BS." Agreed, seems to be 'pious fraud'
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2017
#31