HANDGUN LISCENCE SPEECH
...s attracted to guns, but I wasn’t able to own one until 2 months ago. Before I took the CHL course, I thought that it was going to be very hard and boring, but I ended up liking the course, so I am pretty sure you all will too. At this time, many of you might be wondering on how to obtain a Concealed Handgun License. Well, it’s real simple. In order for you to be eligible to carry a concealed handgun you must: A. Be a resident of the Texas for the past six months and at least 21 years of age. B. You must not have been convicted of a felony or charged with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or a fugitive from justice for the above charges. C. Make sure hat you are not a chemically dependent person or in other words that you don’t intoxicate frequently with drugs, alcohol, or any controlled substance. D. You must be fully qualified under federal and state law to purchase a gun. E. You must not be a delinquent in child support, taxes, or in educational loan. F. You must not be restricted under court protective order. After you know you are eligible you are ready to apply. Application consists of the following: A complete application form provided by DPS, along with a $140.00 charge to process your application. B. You will need 2 sets of fingerprints. C. You must take a course for 10 to 14 hours by a qualified instructor. This course it’s pretty fun. You will shoot 50 rounds to the assigned target, then their will be a 40 multiple question exam from the lecture of the related laws of Texas. We all heard people arguing about gun control, but we all know that guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Many people are against guns, but people with a CHL are more likely to be more careful and are more aware of the laws. As, I was reading an article by H. Sterling Burnett of the NCPA, which is the National Center for Policy Analysis, I found some statistics about the crimes that happened between 1998 and 1999. An engineering statistician William Sturdevant found that concealed carry licensees had arrest rates far lower than the general population for every category of crime. For instance: • Licensees were 5.7 times less likely to be arrested for violent offenses than the general public - 127 per 100,000 population versus 730 per 100,000. • Licensees were 14 times less likely to be arrested for nonviolent offenses than the general public - 386 per 100,000 population versus 5,212 per 100,000. • Furthermore, the general public is 1.4 times more likely to be arrested for murder than licensees [see Figure I], and no licensee had been arrested for negligent manslaughter. The Shootings involving licensees are rare. However, most permit holders who have wounded or killed purported assailants have not been arrested because the authorities have determined that the shootings were justified. For instance: • Licensee Jim Eichelberg ended James Turner's brief crime s...