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jesus, one sec

you do need training to carry. They just lowered the cost but when I did it was $400, was 12 hours long (took a day and a half to complete), then you had to mail your info off to the state with another $200 and wait about 3 months to have your license mailed to you.
we do not have a limit on mag capacity or what caliber you can own as long as it doesn't fall under the purview of the ATF.
we may have a stand your ground and castle law but it comes with a lot of nuances. You can't just shoot someone for being on your property, unless it's night time, they are in the process of some illegal act OTHER THAN tresspassing, and they have to be on your curtilage (or the area of land you maintain).
they can't just be out in the back pasture walking around.
you can't just shoot someone for that
DO NOT EVER fire a warning shot
that is right out
now you may get off of any criminal charges if you do happen to kill someone without meeting these requirements but you'll die lonely and poor when it comes to the civil case.
keep in mind we have a lot of archaic, racially derived, laws that are still on the books and are enforced. a lot of our gun and knife laws make zero sense and contradict other laws and that's why cops arrest some people for violations and some cops don't
edit: recently the training has been simplified and greatly reduced in price since it really offered no real training, and it was basically a glorified safety course. but you still have to wait a noticible amount of time to receive your license

edit: however, not everyone can just go to the local walmart and buy an AR15. there is still a federal background check done, you have to present a valid form of picture ID, and you have to be a resident of the state and provide proof of it.
edit: the 'gunshow loophole' is a made up myth. almost everyone that has a booth at a gunshow is a licensed FFL holder and any guns bought or sold go on their books and require government paperwork to be completed. and any individual to individual sale done on the floor of the gunshow will almost always go through a dealer since they are right there anyway and have access to the paperwork. (this doesn't mean that the guys couldn't just go out into the parking lot and buy/trade the guns there BUT nearly every legal gun owner isn't going to let his rifle go to the gentleman with face tats, chains, and bright colors. he will refuse to sell.

@Reaps where are you having this conversation? the warning shot thing is ridiculous and was some crap hollywood came up with. Whoever is advising this man needs to look at a few case studies involving warning shots and how it looked to a jury.

his sheriff is an elected official and an idiot. any cursory internet search about firing warning shots will tell you that doing so can indeed land you in hot water and at the very least its reckless and dangerous

exactly!

from a quick google search:

Can you shoot someone in Texas who is on your property?
It's important to realize that you can't use force on others for a simple act of trespassing. To shoot in Texas, you must fear for your safety when someone is breaking in or attempting to break in to your home, occupied vehicle, or workplace.Jul 14, 2016

Also:

Is it illegal to fire a warning shot?
Do not fire warning shots. It is generally not legal to discharge a firearm in most incorporated areas unless your life is in danger. Discharging a firearm at somebody who is not putting your life in danger as a “warning” is reckless. Discharging a firearm into the air as a warning is also dangerous and often illegal.

the second part of that answer will apply to him

Paul Harrel is a god and that video has a lot of good info.

in Texas, it is not legal to fire a bullet over a public road or outside your property. (or outside of the property you have permission to be on) you are responsible for that round and any damages it does beyond your property

if you're lucky enough to have enough land to contain a rifle round then congratulations you are a very rich person. either that or you bought an old garbage dump

that's where the 4 rules of gun safety come into play and what's neat about them is that you have to break 2 of them in order to have a 'bad time'

so, if a court of law finds out that you were being negligent with a gun prior to shooting someone (IE a warning shot) how do you think that will look to a jury?

it won't be good, i can tell you that

and at the very least you'll be stuck with a defense lawyer's bill and good ones are not cheap

it technically is legal if all the parameters are met however it does not look good in a shooting scenario

@Fitzydog yup! everyone of my nightime guns have one on it

@OliveBlanc Are you using an aftermarket barrel with your reloaded 9X19 rounds?