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Originally Posted by weswood
Here in Texas a CHL requires 10 hours of training and a background check. Texas seems to be the most expensive, a Concealed Handgun License runs $140 for the initial CHL, good for 5 years. Renewal runs $70 per 5 years. (Veterans get 1/2 price). It's also legal to carry a loaded handgun in your vehicle. It's an extension of the "Castle Doctrine", under the belief your vehicle is an extension of your home.
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Unfortunately, in Texas, the mentally ill cannot own any firearm, regardless of how well controlled their illness is. And I have on my record one attempt of suicide by a firearm, so they're definitely going to try to protect me from myself.
So my weapons to defend my home consist of caustic household cleaners, kitchen knives and implements, heavy tools, and a bad ornamental wakizashi of questionable strength. It doesn't have an edge and won't take much of one, but it is nice and pointy, looks mean in the dark, and I know some basic fencing moves. Worth nothing if my opponent has a gun and has spotted me.