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Let's think - what does a CHL (or now, LTC) say about us, beyond the fact that we may be armed?

We're not felons. No felony convictions, lifetime.
We've not been convicted of a Class A or B misdemeanor for the time we've had our licenses plus 5 years.
We've not been convicted of criminal mischief rising to the level of a felony for that time plus 10 years.
We're not spouse or child abusers.
We're not addicted to drugs or alcohol.
We're not gang members.
We pay our taxes (state and local, anyway - IRS can take a flyin' leap).
We pay our child support (those of us so obligated).
We, as a group, have a far, far, lower conviction rate for all crimes than the general public, and even lower than that of the law enforcement community, which is also excellently low.

In short, we're responsible, law-abiding, tax-paying citizens or legal resident aliens. A driver license says nothing about any of that stuff. Even one convicted of DWI can get a driver license again, eventually.

So we do deserve respect, and deserve to be welcome in all business establishments. I have the utmost respect for any fellow license holder I happen to meet. Brothers and sisters in arms, if you will. All that, and we get to carry guns, too.