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Well, here is a story I just found on this "problem". It now has a named state representative (Lon Burnam - Dem from Ft. Worth) promising to work on this loophole in the next legislative session. And it has a scope for the problem, which raises a whole new set of questions. The article claims the state is "losing" $1.5 million per year in concealed carry fees to Utah. If they realize there are other states also, that number can be inflated higher.

But how can we be losing anything when the CHL fee was supposed to be revenue neutral? It was to pay the cost of the program only, not make any money for the state. But this does show the politics of the problem.

I think we need to take Charles' advice now and let this issue drop from public talk while he and TSRA work on the legislature "solutions".

Maybe I missed it, but I think there is a better solution to this problem. We could let the marketplace make the decision for us. That way, if Texas wants its residents to use Texas CHLs instead of other states, it fixes the CHL system to make the Texas CHL more competitive on the market. In other words, lower the price, speed up the process (though they are doing very well right now), cut the number of ways a license gets suspended, allow anyone aho can legally own a gun (and therefore carry it in their car) to get a CHL, etc.

Look at the reasons given for people getting out of state CHLs. Are the reasons they give really good reasons for Texas to stop them from getting a Texas CHL?