However, my little "neighborhood news" flyer has an adv in it this time around for a four hour class that promises "no range time" and "no written test" and the license is good in Texas and thirty other states! It's advertised as a 'hassle free' CHL (prints done in class).
And while this particular adv doesn't mention a price tag for the class, this strikes me as being a pretty good deal from the stand point of saving a little time and not having to take a test (written or shooting). It appears the basic stuff is covered: Texas laws, responsibilities, gun safety, etc. If your objective is to be able to legally carry concealed, why wouldn't this work? Is there a *real* / tangible downside to it (not just made up, subjective stuff)?
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And perhaps a more broad question would be, why does Texas honor such a state license that doesn't require at least a shooting proficiency demonstration {test} ? Being fairly new to this CHL stuff [not new to firearms], it's been interesting for me to see the wide variance of state requirements but yet pretty wide spread reciprocity between the states (which is a good thing in my opinion). Comments? Observations?