CCW permit
when CCW became law, here in texas, it was 1995. got my license in january 1996. i took the first class available in my community. loved the class. a bunch of gun guys and a sweet ole lady, were in my class. there were two of us with perfect scores on both the written and shooting part, and i [yes, tootin' my own horn] was one of the two. i qualified with a sig 226, and the the other guy with perfect scores shot a 6" colt python. the sweet ole lady had a .38 special ladysmith. she did not know which end of the gun to hold. she received loads of coaching, advice and tips from several of us. she listened, practiced, and worked hard. she qualified shooting a 222 out of 250. i was more proud of her score than i was of my own.
texas now has license to carry instead of concealed carry, and there is a pretty good chance that constitutional carry, with the blessing of the governor, will become law in september.