Houston bound

[txtrooper]

Dakota is right, most people carry a concealed handgun here. The folks out in East and far West Texas still have the gun racks though. DPS gets about 70,000 handgun license applications per year here.

Welpe, I would choose to live more on the West side. Southwest is very high crime areas, unless you move out of Houston a little.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by txtrooper

Dakota is right, most people carry a concealed handgun here. The folks out in East and far West Texas still have the gun racks though. DPS gets about 70,000 handgun license applications per year here.

Such a different world from where I currently live.

Welpe, I would choose to live more on the West side. Southwest is very high crime areas, unless you move out of Houston a little.

Thanks Trooper, I'm finding that to be true upon doing further research. Do you mind if I send you a PM to pick your brain about specific neighborhoods to avoid?

Thanks again everyone!

Monty

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Such a different world from where I currently live.

Which is why I offer firearm training to my friends and family who are not familiar with firearms. From all reports, I seem to be a pretty decent trainer, and every person I've taken to the range to teach firearms and firearm safety seems to want to go back again and again.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Which is why I offer firearm training to my friends and family who are not familiar with firearms. From all reports, I seem to be a pretty decent trainer, and every person I've taken to the range to teach firearms and firearm safety seems to want to go back again and again.

But are you certified as a trainer and for what weapons?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

But are you certified as a trainer and for what weapons?

Nope, nor do I tell people that I am. However, they ask me to show them how to handle a weapon, so I teach them the basics.

[txtrooper]

I like to introduce people to shooting. My wife and I shoot together when we can. I am not a firearms instructor, although I have logged hundreds of hours shooting and training.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by txtrooper

I like to introduce people to shooting. My wife and I shoot together when we can. I am not a firearms instructor, although I have logged hundreds of hours shooting and training.

Same here. I have a number of different firearms in my house, and my wife is familiar enough with all of them that she can handle them without any issues.

Not to mention the fact that she can pick you off from 200 yards with open sights! She hit the black twice (only fired two shots) with an old Enfield a buddy of mine has. No kidding.

[txtrooper]

Go ahead and send it; give me a day to check with the PD or SO to check the crime stats.