Texas CHL vs. LTC, what’s the difference? CHL” stands for concealed handgun license and “LTC” stands for license to carry. In Texas there is only have one permit and it is now called a license to carry or “LTC”, the term concealed handgun license “CHL” is no longer in use.
Texas LTC
In 2016 Texas passed a law that allowed both concealed and open carry. The term CHL “concealed handgun license” no longer made sense we are no longer required to carry concealed, and this is when the name of the handgun license changed to LTC “license to carry.
Texas CHL
Years ago when Texas law only allowed concealed carry, the permit was called a Texas CHL or a concealed handgun license. Concealed was the only way we could carry in Texas for years so that’s why the license was called a CHL.
Get Your Texas CHL/LTC
If you looking or interested in getting your Texas License to carry, enroll in the online class (below), it allows you more freedoms to carry in more places with fewer restrictions. It also provides a lot of legal protections like trespass protection and prohibited places protection. It also allows you to carry in 37 other states if you travel outside of Texas.
We are the statewide provider of the Online Texas LTC class. Anyone from any city in Texas can take our online LTC class to get your license to carry “formerly called “CHL”. Get certified online below and leave the crowded classrooms behind.
