Texas License to Carry class in Brownsville
The six-hour class Texas requires before you can apply for a licence to carry a handgun. We run it once a month in Brownsville.
Free with Basic Pistol
Taking Basic Pistol first? The first 10 students who pay for NRA Basic Pistol get this class free. You cover your own ammunition and range fees, and you can borrow one of our guns if you need one.
- Class length
- 6 hours: 4 in the classroom, 2 at the range
- How often
- Once a month
- Bring your firearm?
- Not to the classroom. Bring it to the range, or rent one of ours
- Included
- Range fees and 50 rounds of ammunition
- No gun?
- Add the gun rental when you book
It is a law class, not a shooting lesson
The LTC course covers Texas law on carrying a handgun, use of force, and safe storage. It assumes you can already handle a firearm safely. Nobody will teach you to grip, aim or fire a pistol in it, because that is not what it is for. If you have never shot, take Basic Pistol first.
No live ammunition in the classroom
We operate a strict no-live-ammunition policy in the classroom, and students do not bring their firearm to the classroom session. The shooting qualification happens separately, at the range.
Range fees and 50 rounds are included
Texas requires a shooting proficiency demonstration with 50 rounds. The range fees and the 50 rounds of ammunition are included in the class. You do not need to own a gun: add the gun rental when you book.
CHL and LTC are the same thing
Texas renamed the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) to the License to Carry (LTC) in 2016. If you have been told to get a CHL, this is the class you want.
Where it sits in the order
The owner recommends taking Basic Pistol first, then the LTC class. Doing it the other way round means sitting through a law class before you have handled a gun.
Class dates and details
Call us on (956) 254-0724 for upcoming dates, what to bring, and anything else you want to know before you book.
Other courses
- NRA Basic Pistol
Eight hours that take you from never having held a handgun to shooting one safely. This is where new shooters should start.
- Women's-Only Basic Pistol
The same eight-hour NRA Basic Pistol course, taught by a woman, with only women in the room.
- Personal Protection Inside the Home
The second rung of the ladder. Defensive shooting and home safety strategy for people who already have the fundamentals.
- Personal Protection Outside the Home
The top of the ladder. Carrying and using a concealed pistol responsibly outside the home — and, before any of that, avoiding the confrontation altogether.
- NRA Basic Rifle
Rifle, not pistol — and it sits outside the pistol ladder. You can take this one at any time, with no prior course.
- Private, One-on-One Instruction
One instructor, one student, at your pace. Booked directly with us, as often or as rarely as you want.
Not sure where to start?
Start with the free beginners gun class. Get range ready, fast. No experience needed, no gun needed — we use dummy ammunition.