Steps to Get a LTC:

    

  1.  Register for the License to Carry (LTC) class.

  2.  Complete the online application at the TX DPS Application ($40).

  3.  Schedule your finger prints with Sanfran Mopho Trust ($10.00).

 

Purpose

This course provides the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) required classroom training and firearm qualification students need to obtain a Texas Concealed Handgun License (CHL).

 

Course Objective

To train and qualify students for submission to the Texas Concealed Handgun License qualification.  Upon completion, students will have the following materials required to submit their application:

• Instruction certification for completed classroom curriculum and firearm qualification test.

• TxDPS CHL Application

 

Course Prerequisite

 

• Basic proficiency with a handgun

• Fill out the online DPS application

 

CHL courses are not intended to train students how to shoot a firearm.  The qualification test portion of the course is required by the State of Texas to demonstrate your ability to safely and properly handle and shoot a handgun.

 

Course Duration

 

• 4 to 6 hours of combined classroom instructions and qualification testing.

 

Mandatory Range Equipment to Qualify

Come range ready with:

 

• Semi-automatic handgun or a revolver** (unloaded and in a box) of at least .32 caliber in good repair and have no modifications that will make the handgun less safe. STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BRING WEAPON or AMMUNITION into the CLASSROOM. LEAVE IT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

• Baseball Cap

• Safety Glasses Can Be Provided

• Covered Ear Protection can Be Provided

• Footwear that covers both entire feet

• One box of 50 round ammunition

 

NO RELOADED HANDLOADED or SURPLUS AMMUNITION ALLOWED.  Use commercial ammunition only.

 

** You now can qualify with a revolver or a semi-auto.

Range Qualification Test Requirements (as dictated by the TxDPS)

 

• Total of 50 rounds fired at a B-27 target (45" high x 24" wide)

• Score of 175 out of 250 possible points (70 percentile) required to pass

• Shooting stance from the ready position where firearm is already in a position to fire

• Scoring:

 

3 Yard Line - 20 Rounds

• 1 round in 2 seconds, 5 times (5 rounds total)

• 2 rounds in 3 seconds, 5 times (10 rounds total)

• 5 rounds in 10 seconds, 1 time (5 rounds total)

 

7 Yard Line - 20 Rounds

• 5 rounds in 10 seconds, 1 time (5 rounds total)

• 2 rounds in 4 seconds, 1 time (2 rounds total)

• 3 rounds in 6 seconds, 1 time (3 rounds total)

• 1 round in 3 seconds, 5 times (5 rounds total)

• 5 rounds in 15 seconds, 1 time (5 rounds total)

 

15 Yard Line - 10 Rounds

• 2rounds in 6 seconds, 1 time (2 rounds total)

• 3rounds in 9 seconds, 1 time (3 rounds total)

• 5rounds in 15 seconds, 1 time (5 rounds total)