Finish the state-required LTC classroom course online, at your own pace. Pass the exam and we email your LTC-104 certificate. Your instructor is Captain Danny Walker, Ret. JCSO, a Master Peace Officer who began his law enforcement career in 1993.
Most online LTC courses sell you a certificate. We are a working Texas firearms school, and this course is taught by someone who has carried a badge for more than 30 years.
Use-of-force law and de-escalation from a Master Peace Officer and former SWAT team sniper.
Take the course on your phone, tablet or computer. Stop anytime and pick up where you left off.
Finish your shooting proficiency at East Texas Tactical in Beaumont, or with any qualified instructor in Texas.
Questions go to a Texas training school, not a call center. Call 409-673-5075 or email us.
Never fired a handgun, or not confident yet? Start here. Captain Walker, Ret. JCSO, teaches the basics on the range in Beaumont: safe handling, grip, stance, sight alignment and trigger control. It's the best way to build confidence before your LTC shooting proficiency.
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Texas law expects you to store your handgun safely, especially around children. Lock boxes, safes, trigger and cable locks, and cases that keep your firearm secure at home and on the road.
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Shop at EastexTactical.comFive steps from sign-up to your LTC card in the mail. We guide you through each one.
Create your account and pay securely. You can start the first module right away.
Start HereWork through the state-mandated classroom curriculum at your own pace, with short quizzes after each module. Review any module before your exam.
Self-PacedTake the current DPS LTC exam online. Score 70% or higher and we email your LTC-104 certificate, usually within 24 hours, Monday through Friday.
LTC-104 EmailedBring your LTC-104 to a qualified Texas LTC instructor for the range portion (minimum score 175). Shoot with us in Beaumont, or find an instructor near you.
In PersonSubmit your online application, fingerprints and certificates to DPS. DPS aims to issue licenses within 60 days of a complete application.
License ReadyThe four modules required by the State of Texas, followed by the DPS written exam.
Texas laws on carrying a handgun, where you can and cannot carry, and when the law allows deadly force.
Safe handling, restraint holsters, and secure methods for carrying a handgun openly.
How to de-escalate and walk away from a confrontation before it becomes a use-of-force decision.
Storage practices that prevent accidental injury, with an emphasis on keeping children safe.
Owner & Chief Firearms Instructor · East Texas Tactical
Captain Walker, Ret. JCSO, began his law enforcement career in 1993. His service includes 12 years on SWAT, 10 of them as the team's sniper and assistant commander. He has trained officers and civilians in handgun, rifle and shotgun, and he built this course to teach Texans what the law expects of them when they carry. Matthew 5:9 · Coram Deo
Everything you need for the classroom part of your Texas LTC, from your first login to your LTC-104 certificate.
Built to the Texas DPS curriculum.
Taken online, on your schedule.
Reviewed and emailed within 24 hours, Mon–Fri.
Call or email when you get stuck.
Yes. Handgunlicenseonline.com is an approved online course provider, and Captain Danny Walker, Ret. JCSO, is certified under Texas Government Code 411.188 and 411.190 to administer the LTC online classroom course. The shooting portion is done separately with a qualified Texas LTC instructor.
The online course is $59, paid securely before you begin. DPS license fees, fingerprinting and range fees are separate.
Once you pass the written exam with 70% or better, we email your LTC-104 classroom training certificate, usually within 24 hours Monday through Friday. Bring it to your range proficiency test.
Yes. Your progress is saved, and you can review any module you've completed from your account. Once you start the final exam, you can't go back to the modules.
Texans 18 and older may now apply for a License to Carry. Check the Texas DPS website for the full eligibility requirements before you apply.
No. Legal residents of another state, and people moving to Texas, may get a Texas LTC under Government Code 411.173. Extra forms are required.
With any qualified Texas LTC instructor. You can shoot with us at East Texas Tactical in Beaumont, or use our instructor finder to find one near you.
DPS aims to issue your license within 60 days of receiving a complete application. A first license is valid for four years, and a renewal for five.
Register in two minutes, study on your schedule, and have your LTC-104 in hand for the range.
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