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An Update on Arrests of Texas Concealed Handgun License Holders

Non-Arrest Incidents of Concealed Handgun License Holders in Texas, January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1998

Non-Arrest Incident	Number of Incidents
Failure or Refusal to Display Handgun License8	61
Delinquent Child Support	12
Protective Order Issued	42
Non-Payment of Taxes Comptroller Taxes Local Taxes	184 173 11
Delinquent Texas Guaranteed Student Loan	17
Failure to Change Address	6
Medical/Mental Disability	17
Suicide Attempted Suicide Threatened Suicide Suicide	5 3 1 1
Total Number of Incidents	344

⁸According to Texas Concealed Handgun Laws and Selected Statutes, as of September 1, 1997 concealed handgun license holders who are stopped by law enforcement for Failure or Refusal to Display Handgun License are not arrested. Such individuals receive a 90-day concealed handgun license suspension.

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