i am 21, live in texas, own handgun, been arrested, can i still get concealed handgun license?

Question

i am 21 years old, live in houston texas, own a handgun. i have been arrested once at the age of 19 for the violation of possession of narcotics. it was a misdeamenor, but dont remember what class it was. i went to court and everything and the case was dismissed, paid 500 to clean my record but not sure if its clean yet. took handgun license class, now all i have to do is wait for the approval. i want to know if i am eligible to have a license or not so i can carry my pistol around.

Answer 1

You'll find out when you apply, they run a criminal history check and then decide based on the laws of the state you're in. Some states do consider some misdeameanor convictions as grounds for deniel of a CCW permit. (NJ,MA, NY) Texas has pretty lax laws compared to a lot of states on that front.

If your case was dismissed, what did you pay $500 for?? There was no record to clean.

Answer 2

Call any local law enforcement agency, they can tell you in a heartbeat. Or look online at http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/crime_records/chl/chlsindex.htm

Alaskans fought tooth and nail to get a concealed carry law and a few years after the law was passed the State made it legal for everyone to carry concealed even without a permit as long as you meet the requirements. Ahhhh, Alaska!

Answer 3

as long as it wasnt a felony, you can own a gun. but i dont think you can get a CCW permit if you been arrested for narcotics

Answer 4

As long as you didn't receive a felony you can. But a judge can take it away if you re offend.

Answer 5

you should be able to but i think that the judge still has some kinda say on that also

Answer 6

You can probably still run for governor.