DPS will make every effort to issue your license within 60 days of receiving the completed application packet. If the application is incomplete or requires additional information to complete the background check, you will be notified in the manner you selected on your application.
As of 2021, Texas law no longer requires people to have a license to carry (LTC) to carry a handgun in most public places. Texans can still get a license to carry if they wish. See the Texas State Law Library page for more.
In conclusion, obtaining a Texas handgun license is a simple process that can provide many benefits. The application process can be completed online or in person and the processing time is usually no more than 60 days.
Texas doesn't have a waiting period for gun purchases. Purchases through a federally licensed gun dealer will lead to a criminal background check that verifies that the buyer can own a gun.
In the vast majority of states, a person does not need a permit simply to own a gun. A person must be 18 or 21 years old to buy a gun. Generally, laws forbidding the carrying of handguns include limited exceptions.
The entire process takes about 60 days from the time your correct application was first received at the FFLC.
DPS will make every effort to issue your license within 60 days of receiving the completed application packet. If the application is incomplete or requires additional information to complete the background check, you will be notified in the manner you selected on your application.
Not only are you able to carry in more places with an LTC, such as certain college and university campuses, but Texas also allows those 18 years or older who have passed the LTC to carry a firearm for self-defense; without an LTC the age is 21 years and older.