"Texas isn't a blue state, it's a non-voting state." Here are some crazy facts about Texas: In most counties, the property tax assessor is the voter registrar(!). Why? Because until 1964, TX had a poll tax, so voting was a taxable event. It's mostly a side duty, often ignored.
Foreigners can also get CPLs. The ID isn't meant to prove citizenship.
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Did you bother to actually read that? Because the residency clause, or any other clause, does not care about US citizenship, only legal status and duration (or intent thereof). Here on a Student Visa from whereveristan? Yep you can get a CPL but not legally vote.
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Did you? GC §411.172. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible for a license to carry a handgun if the person: (9) is fully qualified under applicable federal and state law to purchase a handgun; Student Visa doesn't count.
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Again, did you? Since the applicable state law is the federal law: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/who-nonimmigrant-alien … https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/valid-hunting-license-or-permit-exception-firearms-prohibitions-nonimmigrant-aliens-only … https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/may-nonimmigrant-alien-who-has-been-admitted-united-states-under-nonimmigrant-visa-and …
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The process is "simple". Be an NIA, eg F1 visa holder, of which a Student Visa is one. Get SSN (part of being an NIA) > Get Drivers License > Get Hunting License (congrats you're now federally allowed to buy a gun) > Get CHL. None of those steps require US citizenship.
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Ok, now show how this is less strict than a student ID and therefore student IDs should be allowed for voting
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I never said Student IDs should be. I did say the reason a CHL is valid is because it's *state issued* and has a residency requirement, *just like* a drivers license. Lets just skip the part about a drivers license basically being part of the chain for getting a CHL as well.
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You, however, did assert that a CHL required citizenship. It does not. Neither does a Drivers License. They both serve the same purpose when voting: verifying identity. Neither gets you registered to vote by themselves, as registration has a citizenship requirement.
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