Here's a more complete list from the NRA-ILA. "Prohibited persons" are defined as those who are one or more of the following:seamusTX wrote:In addition to what is in the DPS booklet, you must be qualified to purchase a firearm under federal law.
Beyond that, the only Federal law of note regarding possession or carry of weapons relates to a Federal override of State laws that more tightly restrict transportation of weapons; regardless of specifics concerning where you are, where you're from or where you're going, if your trip crosses at least one State line, it is legal for you to transport an unloaded weapon secured either in your trunk or in a locked container other than your glove compartment or console. Texas State law mirrors most other restrictions on firearm carry (or the CHL booklet covers them).
- Those convicted of crimes punishable by imprisonment for over one year, except state misdemeanors punishable by two years or less.
- Fugitives from justice.
- Unlawful users of certain depressant, narcotic, or stimulant drugs.
- Those adjudicated as mental defectives or incompetents or those committed to any mental institution.
- Illegal aliens.
- Citizens who have renounced their citizenship.
- Those persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces.
- Persons less than 18 years of age for the purchase of a shotgun or rifle.
- Persons less than 21 years of age for the purchase of a handgun or any NFA-controlled weapon.
- Persons subject to a court order that restrains such persons from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner.
- Persons convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.