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Kalrog wrote:Except for that final sentence, I totally agree with this feeling. I would really like to see that number much higher - and the (roughly) $250 barrier to entry fee for a CHL really is a barrier for a lot of folks. Not to mention the 2+ months that it takes to actually see any benefit from your money.

What I meant, and I think you'd totally agree...My feeling was that if the process were cheaper "all the way around"...And faster...That we would agree upon...

I still think there should be a vetting process or investigation/background check...That takes $$$ to support...I certainly don't think it takes much $$$ from the rest of us to do this...

But even with all that, we know there have been some "skweekers" get through and cause the program to have some bumps over the last 10 years...

Time out...Just a second...

As much as I think this would be a good thing...If we are going to make it easy to get a CHL as easy as it is to get a DL, then we might as well do away with the CHL all-together...

Just go to a Vermont system (actually a non-system), or an Alaska system where if you want one, ok, but you don't need one unless you are trying to get Non-resident permits in other States...

I don't like the idea of watering down the Texas process, even though I do think it weeds out the folks who are not qualified do to criminal records or other disqualifying criteria that I don't think we want in the ranks of licensees...

Watering the process down "cheapens" the efforts we have done to get the law in place, "tweek it" to get the problems clarified or corrected over the last 10 years...

I think the whole CHL law has actually brought out the best in people in this state...And those efforts need to be honored by supporting the law, massaging it into something other states can review and possibly apply to their laws...

I have had to struggle over the last few years to change the way I feel about this...I used to think this law hindered or restricted us, and anything that was done to help remove or clarify the ambiguities in the original law was a victory...

I would rather think of our CHL law as a definition or guide of how we should conduct ourselves with this responsibility...

Thats not to say anyone here is not responsible or knowledgable in regards to firearms and there use...

I have become as best I can to be a student of this issue...I am by no means an expert, nor do I get down on myself if I make or state an inaccuracy...If anything I have become a better person by listening and applying those things which really make sense, and try to let people know how important it is to be that way...

Last time I looked, there were about 250,000 people in this state who have this licence...I think thats a good thing...If that number grows appreciably, thats good as well...And we should promote it...But I believe the process should remain in some form or fashion...