Welcome Noel. Hope your journey is a good and informative one. There are a lot of enthusiastic and very knowledgeable people here.
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Welcome to the family brother Noel, you will learn a lot here.
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Hey @Noel6,
Welcome to the forum! You mention LTC course, are you by chance a fellow Texan. I think that is the only state that refers to the concealed carry as a License To Carry. 
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Thank you. I’m looking for more training to learn and be prepared for my family and friends.
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I’m retired from the AF and decided to make Texas my home. Best decision ever!!
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Welcome to the family and be blessed, you are in good gun country there brother. Thank you for your service.
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Thank you brother and I’m lucky to live in this great gun state. It was an honor serving our great country.
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Welcome to all the new members. It’s great to have you here. 
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Thanks for welcoming me. My name is Erik and I’m from Texas. I work in the energy industry.
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Welcome @Noel6 and @lozeerose. Glad to have y’all with us. Now, if only they made cars faster so it doesn’t take all day to get across the state!
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Welcome @lozeerose. Glad to have you here with us. Look around and become familiar. Tons of great things going on.
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Hey, welcome to the community from a fellow Texan.
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Thanks. It’s a big beautiful state to drive through.
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Most definitely! I love the area up near @Fizbin. Maybe if I get the time I’ll have to schedule a trip for some classes 
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Glad to be here.
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Welcome to the family and god bless you brother.
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God bless you and yours as well.
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My name is Jim and I’m happily retired in the Arkansas Ozarks, far away from all the crap that’s going on. USMC veteran and CC’ing for about 10 years. EDC is a 1911.
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Welcome @Jim84. Glad to have you here.
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Hello all, new and old-timers alike!
New to owning a new tool, the Glock 48. It was quite a long road to becoming a gun owner. But education and research led me to want to protect our 2AR, myself, and my family. Bad things can happen anywhere, anytime, and the bad guy(s) gets to decide when. Though, where I live, the chances are slim, it can still happen. It’s like wearing a motorcycle helmet; rarely is it needed, but when it is, it’s very important. (I survived hitting a big buck broadside on my motorcycle at a little over 60 mph in the dark. The helmet was the determining factor in whether I’d be here or not.) So it is with CC; rarely needed, but when it is…
Glad to be a part of such a nice community of like-minded law-abiding citizens. You know, the police are rarely convicted of firearm violations, but they’re convicted six times more than permit holders.
There is some info on me in my profile, if you wish to know a tad bit more about me.
Owning this tool is a great responsibility and I’ve taken measures to ensure safety in the home. I’ve also communicated this to my wife; but she is still a bit concerned of having such a tool in the house. I’m trying to educate and show her by good example, that it is a safe tool when handled properly and explain the reasons why such a tool may one day be needed, of course, we hope that day never comes.
My hope, some day, is to see human-endangerment zones, commonly called gun-free zones, (GFZ’s), eliminated. How common sense eludes such people is unbelievable. I read, that since 1950, 94% of mass shootings happen in GFZ’s! (FBI definition of three or more killed in a public GFZ.)
But I digressed; totally preaching to the choir! LOL
The community looks like it is very vast here and full of information, knowledge, and wisdom. I look forward to continued learning.
Happy 4th of July!! Be safe out there!
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