In person
Texas License to Carry (LTC) Class — In Person
- Price
- $79
- Length
- 4–6 hr class + proficiency
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LTC & firearms hub
Your Texas License to Carry, two honest paths
Both paths reach the same license. Both include the in-person shooting proficiency Texas requires of everyone — we just differ on where the classroom happens. Pick by temperament, not by marketing.
Pick your path
Path one · One visit
In person, done in a day
Classroom course and your live shooting qualification in the same visit — walk out with the training half of your LTC complete.
Path two · Your pace
Online classroom + range session
The classroom half online, on your schedule — then a short in-person proficiency session with a qualified instructor. Required for everyone; Texas even lets you shoot first.
Online
Texas Online LTC Course (Classroom Portion)
- Price
- $60
- Length
- 4–6 hr self-paced
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In person
LTC Proficiency (Range Portion)
- Price
- $60
- Length
- 1–2 hr + qualification
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Never fired a gun? Start here instead
The combo course spends the morning turning absolute beginners into comfortable ones, then runs the full LTC class — one day, zero assumed knowledge, and the friendliest room in Texas firearms training.
In person
Intro to Handguns + LTC Combo Course
- Price
- $150
- Length
- 10 hr
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Worth knowing
What the LTC still does in the permitless era
Permitless carry didn't repeal the license — and the state's own list of LTC benefits is why the program stays busy: the license can serve as an alternative to the NICS background check when purchasing a firearm, it travels through reciprocity agreements in states that honor Texas licenses, and it carries premises-related provisions under Texas law. Add the practical bits — it's a state-issued credential that says you trained and qualified — and a Saturday starts looking like a good trade.
One caution before you decide to carry without one: the limits on permitless carry are real, and the penalties are steep. Texas prohibits firearms in a specific list of places — school premises, polling places, courts, secured airport areas, 51% bars, and more — and carrying in most of them is a third-degree felony, license or not. Federal law adds a rule most people have never heard of: knowingly possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school is a federal crime — up to five years — unless you hold a state-issued license like the Texas LTC or the gun is unloaded and locked up. A thousand feet is a couple of blocks; an ordinary drive past a school with a loaded handgun in the console can put an unlicensed carrier inside that zone. Permitless carry is legal for eligible Texans — the class teaches the map that keeps it that way.
LTC questions, answered straight
Texas has permitless carry — is the LTC pointless now?
No — the LTC program continues, and DPS itself lists what the license still does: it can serve as an alternative to the NICS background check when purchasing, it enables carry in states that honor Texas licenses through reciprocity agreements, and it carries premises-related provisions under Texas law. Training is your choice; our job is making it excellent when you choose it.
Online or in person — which should I pick?
Pick by temperament. In person: one day, everything done in a single visit, including your shooting proficiency. Online: the classroom half at your own pace, then a short in-person range session — required for everyone, allowed before or after the classroom portion. Brand-new to handguns? The combo class is the friendlier front door.
Can the shooting part be done online?
No — by anyone, anywhere in Texas. State law requires range instruction and a live proficiency demonstration with a Texas Qualified LTC Instructor. Every honest online LTC course says this out loud; we say it above the fold.
How long does the license last, and what does the state charge?
An original LTC runs to your first birthday after the fourth anniversary of issuance — four to five years — and renewals run five years. The standard state application fee is $40, paid to DPS, separate from class tuition.
Do I need my own handgun?
No. Rental handguns can be reserved during registration for any class with range time, and learning on a rental before buying is genuinely the smarter order — the class will teach you what actually fits your hand.
How old do I need to be?
Our LTC classes welcome students 18 and up. License timing questions for your specific situation get straight answers by phone or text — (817) 841-9042.
What should I know before carrying without a license?
That the limits are real and the penalties are steep. Texas prohibits firearms in a specific list of places — school premises, polling places, courts, secured airport areas, 51% bars, and more — and carrying in most of them is a third-degree felony whether or not you hold a license. And federal law makes it a crime, punishable by up to five years, to knowingly possess a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school unless you hold a state-issued license like the Texas LTC or the gun is unloaded and locked up — a rule that can reach an ordinary drive past a school with a loaded handgun in the console. Permitless carry is legal for eligible Texans; knowing that map is what the class is for.