mwaterous
Regular Member
My wife and I are planning a small trip in January to not only celebrate her birthday but our anniversary in February. This trip will be taking us through Texas for a few days and while learning your local laws so that we can legally bring our sidearms, I noticed that Texas may be one of the few states that will not only issue to a non-resident (so long as you attend instruction in-state) but may also issue to a non-citizen.
I know some folk believe it's unnecessary for a non-citizen to have a carry permit, but hear me out. I'm a Canadian, married to an American. I love my country but I am quite fond of this one as well and will be applying for citizenship here the moment I am able to; I already pay taxes, but I'm more than eager to accept the other responsibilities of citizenship given that we will most likely be living here for the foreseeable future. My only constraint in getting the process moving is the time that you have to hold your permanent resident card.
That's two years away. Both my wife and I would like to have permits so we don't have to disarm as we go about our regular business here in New Mexico. If I can confirm that Texas will issue to both of us (I know they'll issue to her being a citizen, and she could simply get hers here, but it'd be nice to go through the courses together) then we are all for making it part of our trip.
I know some folk believe it's unnecessary for a non-citizen to have a carry permit, but hear me out. I'm a Canadian, married to an American. I love my country but I am quite fond of this one as well and will be applying for citizenship here the moment I am able to; I already pay taxes, but I'm more than eager to accept the other responsibilities of citizenship given that we will most likely be living here for the foreseeable future. My only constraint in getting the process moving is the time that you have to hold your permanent resident card.
That's two years away. Both my wife and I would like to have permits so we don't have to disarm as we go about our regular business here in New Mexico. If I can confirm that Texas will issue to both of us (I know they'll issue to her being a citizen, and she could simply get hers here, but it'd be nice to go through the courses together) then we are all for making it part of our trip.