Geez, no wonder it takes so long - your statute has 15 disqualifying factors, only a few of which have anything at all to do with carrying a handgun. Unpaid parking tickets are apparently enough to disqualify you and strip you of your Article 1 Section 23 right to armed self-defense!! Unbelievable!
How does a defaulted student loan, an unpaid parking ticket, or unpaid child support have anything to do "with a view to prevent crime?!?"
Whoever drafted this law royally screwed gun owners and the Texas Constitution - 411.177(b) is essentially rendered utterly meaningless by its subparagraph (3). What's the point, except for show, of imposing a deadline on bureaucrats if there's no mandate associated with the deadline?
Here in New Hampshire, they have to either issue the license by the 14th day, or deny it for cause. Period. If it takes them longer than 14 days to make a determination, tough luck - they must, by law, issue it on the 14th day regardless, and then revoke it if a disqualifying piece of information turns up.
Not only that, Texas views a CHL as a "benefit" - "anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or advantage" - not a right, in spite of Article 1 Section 23.
You guys should consider filing 39.03 "official oppression" complaints against these deadline-violators: "intentionally denies or impedes another in the
exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity,
knowing his conduct is unlawful;"
How does a defaulted student loan, an unpaid parking ticket, or unpaid child support have anything to do "with a view to prevent crime?!?"
Whoever drafted this law royally screwed gun owners and the Texas Constitution - 411.177(b) is essentially rendered utterly meaningless by its subparagraph (3). What's the point, except for show, of imposing a deadline on bureaucrats if there's no mandate associated with the deadline?
Here in New Hampshire, they have to either issue the license by the 14th day, or deny it for cause. Period. If it takes them longer than 14 days to make a determination, tough luck - they must, by law, issue it on the 14th day regardless, and then revoke it if a disqualifying piece of information turns up.
Not only that, Texas views a CHL as a "benefit" - "anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or advantage" - not a right, in spite of Article 1 Section 23.
You guys should consider filing 39.03 "official oppression" complaints against these deadline-violators: "intentionally denies or impedes another in the
exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power, or immunity,
knowing his conduct is unlawful;"
